Sister queens : the noble, tragic lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile /
The history books have cast Katherine of Aragon, the first queen of King Henry VIII of England, as the ultimate symbol of the betrayed woman, cruelly tossed aside in favor of her husband's seductive mistress, Anne Boleyn. Katherine's sister, Juana of Castile, wife of Philip of Burgundy and...
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New York :
Ballantine Books,
©2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Isabella's daughters. A triumph of faith ; Royal sibling ; Of weddings and funerals ; "Our illustrious children" ; Face to face
- Wives. Wedding pageantry ; The estate of matrimony ; Marital harmony ; Death of a prince ; To be a wife ; "The greatest affliction" ; "A happiness rare"
- Widows. A sea of troubles ; The art of politics ; A knife's edge ; The triumph of hope
- Sister queens. To be a queen ; Motherhood ; A taste of power ; Happy families ; The twisting path
- The sky darkens. The man of the moment ; Fool's gold ; Family first and last ; The landscape changes
- Adversity. "A blind, detestable and wretched passion" ; Crusader queen ; Taking a stand ; Dangerous times ; "Mine eyes desire you" ; The final release ; The sisters' legacy.
