Bibliograph

Isabella of Castile, Europe's first great queen, Giles Tremlett

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Isabella of Castile, Europe's first great queen, Giles Tremlett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-584) and index

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individual biography

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platesmapsillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Isabella of Castile

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

973413064

Responsibility statement

Giles Tremlett

Sub title

Europe's first great queen

Table Of Contents

Europe's first great queen -- No man ever held such power -- The impotent -- The Queen's daughter -- Two kings, two brothers -- Bulls -- Choosing Ferdinand -- Marrying Ferdinand -- Rebel princess -- The Borgias -- Queen -- and King! -- Clouds of war -- Under attack -- Though I am just a woman -- The turning point -- Degrading the Grandees -- Rough justice -- Adiós Beltraneja -- The Inquisition : populism and purity -- Crusade -- They smote us town by town -- God save King Boabdil! -- The Tudors -- Granada falls -- Handover -- Expulsion of the Jews -- The vale of tears -- The race to Asia -- Partying women -- A hellish night -- new world -- Indians, parrots, and hammocks -- Dividing up the world -- A new continent -- Borgia weddings -- All the thrones of Europe -- Though we are clerics ... we are still flesh and blood -- Juana's fleet -- Twice married, but a virgin when she died -- The third knife-thrust of pain -- The dirty Tiber -- We Germans call them rats -- The end of Islam? -- The Sultan of Egypt -- Like a wild lioness -- The final judgement -- A beam of glory -- Appendix. Monetary values and coinage

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