| Description |
xi, 413 p., [24] p. of plates : col. ill. |
| Summary |
Daughters of the formidable Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, Katherine and Juana were born in to a world of privilege and luxury that came at a devastating personal price. They were trained from an early age to understand European diplomacy and to revere their position as defenders of Catholicism against any threat to their religion. In an age of familiy politics, the sisters were useful only as a way to secure new alliances through marriage; both at the mercy of the men they were to marry. Katherine's marriage to Prince Arthur apeared to go well until he died suddenly after ten months. Marriage to King Henry VIII did not result in the vital heir, and soon Henry was displaying his despotic nature, with the execution of 'traitors' and high-handed affair |
| Contents |
Pt1 Isabella's daughters -- 1 a triumph of faith -- 2 Royal siblings -- 3 Of weddings and funerals -- 4 Our illustrious children -- 5 Face of face -- Ft2 Wives -- 6 Wedding pagentry -- 7 the estate of matrimony -- 8 Marital harmony -- 9 Death of a prince -- 10 To be a wife -- 11 the greatest affiliction -- 12 A happiness rare -- Pt3 Widows -- 13 A sea of troubles -- 14 the art of politics -- 15 A knife's edge --16 the triumph of hope -- Pt4 Sister queens -- 17 to be a queen -- 18 Motherhood -- 19 A taste of power -- 20 Happy families -- 21 the twisting path -- Pt5 the sky darkens -- 22 the man of the moment -- 23 fool's gold -- 24 Family first and last -- 25 the landscape changes -- Pt 6 Adversity -- 26 A blind, detestable and wretched passion -- 27 Crusader queen -- 28 Taking a stand -- 29 Dangerous times -- 30 Mine eyes desire you -- 31 the final release -- 32 The sisters' legacy |
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Catharine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536
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Juana, la Loca, Queen of Castile, 1479-1555
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Queens -- England -- Biography
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Queens -- Spain -- Biography
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Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547
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Spain -- History -- House of Austria, 1516-1700
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| ISBN |
9780753826829 (pbk.) |
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