Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Aragon
House of Jiménez The Kingdom of Aragon began its life in 1035 when it was established as an independent Kingdom. Its first King was Ramiro […]
Isabella I of Castile
Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal began its life in 1139 when Afonso Henriques, Count of Portugal, was acclaimed King of the Portuguese. House of Burgundy His wife was Matilda […]
Isabella of Portugal – “profunda tristeza”
Written by EvaMarie Rush. In 1700, an entire Royal dynasty came to a crashing end with the death of Charles II of Spain. After sixteen […]
Isabella of Coimbra – Mother of the Princess Saint
Isabella of Coimbra was born on 1 March 1432 as the daughter of Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra and Isabella of Aragon, Countess of Urgell. Through […]
Isabella of Castile – Europe’s First Great Queen by Giles Tremlett Book Review
A major biography of the queen who transformed Spain into a principal global power, and sponsored the voyage that would open the New World. In […]
Joanna la Beltraneja – The would-be Queen of Castile
The circumstances surrounding Joanna’s birth would influence the rest of her life. She was born on 21 February 1462 as the daughter of Joan of […]