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The queen's vow : a novel of Isabella of Castile / by Gortner, C. W.;: Includes bibliographical references."No one believed I was destined for greatness. So begins Isabella's story, in this evocative, vividly imagined novel about one of history's most famous and controversial queens--the warrior who united a fractured country, the champion of the faith whose reign gave rise to the Inquisition, and the visionary who sent Columbus to discover a New World. Acclaimed author C. W. Gortner envisages the turbulent early years of a woman whose mythic rise to power would go on to transform a monarchy, a nation, and the world. Young Isabella is barely a teenager when she and her brother are taken from their mother's home to live under the watchful eye of their half-brother, King Enrique, and his sultry, conniving queen. There, Isabella is thrust into danger when she becomes an unwitting pawn in a plot to dethrone Enrique. Suspected of treason and held captive, she treads a perilous path, torn between loyalties, until at age seventeen she suddenly finds herself heiress of Castile, the largest kingdom in Spain. Plunged into a deadly conflict to secure her crown, she is determined to wed the one man she loves yet who is forbidden to her--Fernando, prince of Aragon. As they unite their two realms under "one crown, one country, one faith," Isabella and Fernando face an impoverished Spain beset by enemies. With the future of her throne at stake, Isabella resists the zealous demands of the inquisitor Torquemada even as she is seduced by the dreams of an enigmatic navigator named Columbus. But when the Moors of the southern domain of Granada declare war, a violent, treacherous battle against an ancient adversary erupts, one that will test all of Isabella's resolve, her courage, and her tenacious belief in her destiny. From the glorious palaces of Segovia to the battlefields of Granada and the intrigue-laden gardens of Seville, The Queen's Vow sweeps us into the tumultuous forging of a nation and the complex, fascinating heart of the woman who overcame all odds to become Isabella of Castile"--Provided by publisher.; Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504;; © c2012., Ballantine Books,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Dogs of God : Columbus, the Inquisition, and the defeat of the Moors / by Reston, James,1941-;: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Subjects: Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506; Inquisition; Muslims;; © c2005., Doubleday :; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Court of lions / by Johnson, Jane,1960-author.;: Includes bibliographical references.Kate Fordham, escaping terrible trauma, has fled to the beautiful sunlit city of Granada, the ancient capital of the Moors in Spain, where she is scraping by with an unfulfilling job in a busy bar. One day in the glorious gardens of the Alhambra, once home to Sultan Abu Abdullah Mohammed, also known as Boabdil, Kate finds a scrap of paper hidden in one of the ancient walls. Upon it, in strange symbols, has been inscribed a message from another age. It has lain undiscovered since before the Fall of Granada in 1492, when the city was surrendered to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. Born of love, in a time of danger and desperation, the fragment will be the catalyst that changes Kate's life forever.; Subjects: Historical fiction.; British;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
I, Mona Lisa / by Solomons, Natasha,author.;: In Leonardo da Vinci's studio, bursting with genius imagination, towering commissions and needling patrons, as well as discontented muses, friends and rivals, sits the painting of the Mona Lisa. For five hundred tumultuous years, amid a whirlwind of power, money, intrigue, the portrait of Lisa del Giocondo is sought after and stolen. Over the centuries, few could hear her voice, but now she is ready to tell her own story, in her own words - a tale of rivalry, murder and heartbreak. Weaving through the years, she takes us from the dazzling world of Florentine studios to the French courts at Fontainebleau and Versailles, and into the Twentieth Century.; Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.; Del Giocondo, Lisa, 1479-; Art thefts; Portraits; Women in art;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
A ceiling made of eggshells / by Levine, Gail Carson.;: From age seven, Loma relishes traveling with her beloved grandfather across fifteenth-century Spain, working to keep the Jews safe, but soon realizes she must also make sacrifices to help her people. Includes historical notes, recipe, glossary, and a link to a bibliography.Ages 8-12.LSC; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Jews; Grandfathers; Families;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Isabel : jewel of Castilla / by Meyer, Carolyn.;: While waiting anxiously for others to choose a husband for her, Isabel, the future Queen of Spain, keeps a diary account of her life as a member of the royal family.; Subjects: Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504; Kings, queens, rulers, etc.; Diaries;; © c2000., Scholastic,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
1494 : how a family feud in medieval Spain divided the world in half / by Bown, Stephen R.;: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-279) and index.Looks at how a feud between monarchs the Church created the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 and divided the entire world between Spain and Portugal.LSC; Subjects: Ferdinand V, King of Spain, 1452-1516.; Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504.; John II, King of Portugal, 1455-1495.; Treaty of Tordesillas (1494).;; © c2011., Douglas & McIntyre,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI

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