Castile for Isabella
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
The first book in the captivating Spanish Trilogy, focusing on the remarkable lives of Spain's most famous monarchsIn the 15th Century, Spain is full of intrigue and threatened by civil war.
Questo saga storica si addentra negli_tumultuosi inizi del Rinascimento spagnolo, ripercorrendo i destini intrecciati di due dei monarchi più formidabili della terra. Narra i loro anni formativi e la loro ascesa al potere, plasmati da intrighi di corte, sconvolgimenti politici e sacrifici personali. La serie esplora la loro incrollabile dedizione a unificare un regno frammentato e a stabilire un nuovo ordine in un'epoca di caos e incertezza. È una narrazione avvincente di ambizione, amore e ferma volontà che ha definito il corso della storia.
The first book in the captivating Spanish Trilogy, focusing on the remarkable lives of Spain's most famous monarchsIn the 15th Century, Spain is full of intrigue and threatened by civil war.
Isabella 23, Queen of Castile and jealous greedy Consort Ferdinand 22, Prince of Aragon, dream of a united Christian Spain. She brings law, order, peace, the Catholic Inquisition that tortures and banishes Jews. He conquers Moorish strongholds, in Grenada helped by a Castilian harem slave ambitious for her son Boabdil. Columbus finally sails to the New World.
All too often, Isabella found herself torn between his brilliant plans and her love for her children. During the last years of Isabella's reign it seemed there was a curse on the royal house which struck at the children of the sovereigns.