Isabella : the warrior queen / Kirstin Downey.
Isabella : the warrior queen / Kirstin Downey.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2014]
Call Numbers
G 2014/5468
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 520 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A birth without fanfare -- A childhood in the shadows -- Frightening years -- Isabella faces the future alone -- Marriage -- Ferdinand and his family -- The newlyweds -- The Borgia connection -- Preparing to rule -- Isabella takes the throne -- The tribe of Isabel -- The whole world trembled -- The...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2014]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Drawing on new scholarship, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Woman Behind the New Deal presents a biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus' journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition and became one of the most influential female rulers in history.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Isabella : the warrior queen / Kirstin Downey.
Portion of title
Warrior queen.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-495) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2014/5468
Record Identifier
74VKJVxdLW83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJVxdLW83
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ISBN
0385534116 (hbk.)
9780385534116 (hbk.)
DDC
946.03092
MMS ID
991022182519702626
