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- ISBN: 9780385534123 (electronic bk)
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.
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Summary, etc.: | An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in historyBorn at a time when Christianity was dying out and the Ottoman Empire was aggressively expanding, Isabella was inspired in her youth by tales of Joan of Arc, a devout young woman who unified her people and led them to victory against foreign invaders. In 1474, when most women were almost powerless, twenty-three-year-old Isabella defied a hostile brother and mercurial husband to seize control of Castile and León. Her subsequent feats were legendary. She ended a twenty-four-generation struggle between Muslims and Christians, forcing North African invaders back over the Mediterranean Sea. She laid the foundation for a unified Spain. She sponsored Columbus's trip to the Indies and negotiated Spanish... |
Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. New York : Nan A. Talese, 2014. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 28287 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB). |
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Subject: | Nonfiction. Biography & Autobiography. History. |
Genre: | Electronic books. |
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