Edition |
1st ed. |
Descript |
160 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
Series |
European queens |
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European queens.
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Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 156) and index. |
Contents |
Weak King -- Lies and betrayals -- Crowning a queen -- Uniting Spain -- Spanish inquisition -- War against the Moors -- Expulsion of the Jews -- Columbus -- Question of succession -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Web sites -- Index. |
Summary |
Best known today as the queen who funded the voyages of Columbus, Isabella and her husband, Ferdinand, joined forces to unify the Iberian Peninsula into the kingdom of Spain. A primary figure in the brutal Spanish Inquisition, Isabella was a complicated woman whose reign was not without controversy. |
Subject |
Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504 -- Juvenile literature.
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Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504.
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Queens -- Spain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Spain -- Biography.
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Spain -- History -- Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516 -- Juvenile literature.
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Spain -- History -- Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516.
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ISBN |
1931798257 (library binding) |
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9781931798259 (library binding) |
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