Read part one here. Margaret met her future mother-in-law, Queen Isabella I of Castile, in Burgos shortly after her arrival. Margaret tried to kneel and kiss Isabella’s hand, but Isabella raised her up. The Venetian ambassador later wrote, “The Queen’s reception of her was quite a sight. Kissing and hugging many times, she took her [read more]
Read part one here. Henry was told that the best way to squash the rebellion was to marry Isabella off to Pedro Girón, one of the rebels. Pedro came with a good offer, which Henry agreed to, and Henry urged him to come as soon as possible. Isabella was horrified by the match, and she [read more]
The future King Henry IV of Castile was born on 5 January 1425 as the third child but only son of King John II of Castile and his first wife, Maria of Aragon. At the time of his birth, his eldest sister, Catherine, had already died in infancy. Another elder sister, Eleanor, would die in [read more]
At the end of the Reconquista, the Emirate of Granada was the last land left for Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon to conquer. The Reconquista is a term used for the military campaigns that the various Christian kingdoms waged against the Muslim kingdoms following the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, [read more]
On 2 January 1475, Isabella’s husband Ferdinand returned home after eight months on a military campaign. Much had changed since they had last seen each other – most notably, Isabella had succeeded her half-brother, King Henry IV, as Queen upon his death on 11 December 1474. She had ordered that the cities “raise flags for [read more]
*contains affiliate links* *review copy* Berenguela of Castile was born in 1180 as the eldest daughter of King Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England. She was the heir presumptive to the Castilian throne for several years but was subsequently pushed down the line of succession by the births of her brothers Ferdinand (1189-1211) [read more]
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