{"product_id":"isabel-the-queen-life-and-times-the-middle-ages-series-9780812218978","title":"Isabel the Queen Life and Times The Middle Ages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen 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 sweeping biography, newly revised and annotated to coincide with the five-hundredth anniversary of Isabel''s death, Peggy K. Liss draws upon a rich 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsabel the Queen\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a monarch who was a woman of ruthless determination and strong religious beliefs, a devoted wife and mother, and a formidable leader. 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 Aragón, a union that brought success in civil war, consolidated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Provides a wealth of detail documenting Isabel's love for Fernando, her devotion to her children, her ruthless ambition, and her canny statecraft.\" * \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Magnificently researched. . . . A valuable reference book for the period and region.\" * \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"An admirable portrait of an astute ruler whose passionate sense of mission did a great deal to shape the western world as we know it.\" * \u003ci\u003eSixteenth Century Journal\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the Revised Edition\u003cbr\u003e The Royal Relationships of Isabel of Castile\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: An Embassy to Egypt: 1502\u003cbr\u003e PART I. PRINCESS\u003cbr\u003e 1. Walls and Gates: Castile, 1451\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Wrong King: 1461-1467\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Right Marriage: 1467-1469\u003cbr\u003e 4. To the Crown: 1469-1474\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Royal Heritage: Perception and Reality\u003cbr\u003e PART II. LA REINA\u003cbr\u003e 6. Contests: 1475\u003cbr\u003e 7. Resolutions: 1475-1477\u003cbr\u003e 8. To the Sea: 1477-1478\u003cbr\u003e 9. Signs and Revelations: 1478\u003cbr\u003e 10. Inquisition: 1478-1485\u003cbr\u003e 11. Readying: 1478-1481\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Queen's War I: 1482-1485\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Queen's War II: 1486-1492\u003cbr\u003e PART III. TOWARD EMPIRE\u003cbr\u003e 14. The View from Granada: The Grand Design,1492\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Expulsion of the Jews: 1492\u003cbr\u003e 16. Christopher Columbus and the Queen: To 1492\u003cbr\u003e 17. Isabel and the Indies: 1492-1504\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Catholic Kings: 1492-1499\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Queen and Her Daughter: 1499-1504\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: \"A Queen Has Disappeared ...\"\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405694738775,"sku":"9780812218978","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812218978.jpg?v=1730493304","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/isabel-the-queen-life-and-times-the-middle-ages-series-9780812218978","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}