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'Packed with vivid character sketches and lyrical description, Tremlett has told a gripping story, full of beauty and darkness' The Times WINNER OF THE 2018 ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE In 1474, a twenty-three year old woman ascended the throne of Castile, the largest and strongest kingdom in Spain. Ahead of her lay the considerable challenge not only of being a young, female ruler in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world, but also of reforming a major European kingdom that was riddled with crime, corruption, and violent political factionism. Her marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon was crucial to her success, bringing together as it did two kingdoms, but it was a royal partnership in which Isabella more than held her own. Her pivotal reign was long and transformative, uniting Spain and laying the foundations not just of modern Spain, but of the one of the world's greatest empires. With authority and flair, acclaimed historian Giles Tremlett Tremlett relates the story of this legendary, if controversial, first initiate in a small club of great European queens that includes Elizabeth I of England, Russia's Catherine the Great, and Britain's Queen Victoria.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781408854068
eBay Product ID (ePID)26046632768
Product Key Features
Number of Pages624 Pages
Publication NameIsabella of Castile: Europe's First Great Queen
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
AuthorGiles Tremlett
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight523 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorGiles Tremlett