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Isabel the Queen : life and times by Liss, Peggy K. is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Isabel the Queen : life and times about?
Isabel Of Castile Was One Of The Most Influential Monarchs Ever Known, The Central Figure In Some Of The Most Potent And Far-reaching Events In World History. She Supported The Spanish Inquisition (which Tortured And Punished Or Had Executed Thousands Of Baptized Christians Accused Of Practicing Judaism). She Waged A Successful War Against Muslim Granada. And Bent Upon Overseas Expansion (she Was After All The Grand-niece Of Prince Henry The Navigator), Isabel Sponsored Christopher Columbus. Yet Questions Remain As To Her Actual Role In These And Other Events. Why Did She Introduce The Inquisition? Why Did She Expel The Jews From Spain And The Muslims From Castile? Was It Bigotry Or Piety Or Something Else? And How Aware Was She Of The Injustices Committed Against New World Peoples? For Such A Notable And Controversial Figure, Much About Isabel Has Remained A Mystery. Now, In Isabel The Queen, Peggy K.^ Liss Proposes Answers And Provides Both A Sweeping Biography Of A Queen Who Had A Profound Impact On History, And A Vivid Portrait Of A Vanished, Turbulent World. We See Young Isabel As A Poor Relation At The Corrupt Court Of Her Half-brother, Enrique Iv (known As The Impotent), Whe
Who reads Isabel the Queen : life and times?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Liss, Peggy K.
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780195073560
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Memoir, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (28 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14