Isabel the Queen. Lifes and Times
Editorial UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Mainland Spain
- Publisher UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- ISBN13 9780812218978
- ISBN10 0812218973
- Type Book
- Pages 473
- Published 2004
- Language English
- Bookbinding Rustic
Sections
Modern History Of SpainIsabel the Queen. Lifes and Times
Editorial UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Mainland Spain
Book Details
"Queen Isabel of Castile is perhaps best known for her patronage of Christopher Columbus and for the religious zeal that led to the Spanish Inquisition, the waging of holy war, and the expulsion of Jews and Muslims across the Iberian peninsula. In this biography, newly revised and annotated to coincide with the five-hundredth anniversary of Isabel's death, Peggy K. Liss draws upon an array of sources to untangle the facts, legends, and fiercely held opinions about this influential queen and her decisive role in the tumultuous politics of early modern Spain." As Liss shows, Isabel's piety and political ambition motivated her throughout her life, from her earliest struggles to claim her crown to her secret marriage to King Fernando of Aragon, a union that brought success in civil war, consolidated Christian hegemony over the Iberian peninsula, and set the stage for Spain to become a world empire.