Isabel: De nia a reina / From girl to queen
- ISBN-10
- 8499172970
- ISBN-13
- 9788499172972
- Series
- Isabel
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 486
- Language
- Spanish
- Published
- 2013-12-01
- Publisher
- Robinbook
- Author
- Susan Hastings
Description
Faithfully portraying life at the time—the country’s political and moral corruption, the aristocracy, the Church, the horrors of the Inquisition, the discovery of America, the expulsion of Jewish citizens, and the unification of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon—this novel provides an accurate portrait of Queen Isabella I of Castile, a unique woman who was fundamental to the history of Spain. In 1464 the kingdom of Castile is in chaos: bandits terrorize travelers and merchants and the nobility and the clergy make themselves richer at the expense of the starving populace, but King Henry IV is too weak to restore order. When his enemies succeed in assassinating him, the specter of a war of succession looms over Castile until his sister Isabella imposes herself, becoming a legend in Spain’s history. Alongside her husband, and with an iron will and great intelligence, Queen Isabella transforms Spain into a power to be reckoned with. Reproduciendo fielmente las condiciones de vida de la época—la corrupción política y moral del país, la aristocracia, la Iglesia, los horrores de la Inquisición, el descubrimiento de América, la expulsión de los judíos y la unificación de las Coronas de Castilla y Aragón—esta novela retrata certeramente a la reina Isabel I de Castilla, una mujer singular y fundamental en la historia de España. En 1464 el reino de Castilla se encuentra en una situación caótica: los bandidos tiranizan a viajeros y a comerciantes y la nobleza y el clero se enriquecen a costa del hambriento pueblo, pero el rey Enrique es demasiado blando para poder restablecer el orden. Cuando sus enemigos logran asesinarle, el espectro de una guerra de sucesión se cierne sobre Castilla hasta que su hermana Isabel logra imponerse, llegando a convertirse en leyenda de la historia española. Al lado de su marido, y con una voluntad de hierro y una gran inteligencia, la reina Isabel convierte a España en una gran potencia.
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