Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom and Crown of Castile
The Kingdom of Castile was established in 1065 under King Sancho II of León and Castile. Ferdinand I of León had been Count of Castile […]
Joanna la Beltraneja
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 […]
Joan of Portugal – The scandalous Queen
Joan of Portugal was born on 20 March 1439 as the daughter of Edward, King of Portugal and Eleanor of Aragon. She never knew her father […]