Ferdinand and Isabella

ISBN-13: 9780582218161 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 216 str.

J Edwards

Opis

The powerful personalities of Ferdinand and Isabella had a major impact on the societies and states of early Europe and America. They unified Spain under one government, established the new Inquisition in 1478, and affirmed the country's Catholic Christian identity by forcing Muslims and Jews to convert to Christianity. They sent Christopher Columbus to discover a 'New World'. Their influence has passed centuries, providing political and cultural role models during the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. Powerful figures in history have generally achieved dominance as individuals, and have generally been male. This book is striking in being about a couple, not a single, dominant ruler. On the 500th anniversary of the death of Isabella, John Edwards provides a gripping and topical account of the dynamics of their power relationship and the religious controversies of their reign. This is essential reading for those concerned with power, politics and religion and those concerned with interfaith relations in the premodern world. John Edwards is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of the George Bell Institute, and Correspondent of the Spanish Royal Academy of Histor

Spis treści

1. Inheritance and apprenticeship 2. Building a regime 3. The War against Islam 4. Defenders of the Faith 5. Diplomacy and Expansion 6. Court and Culture 7. Dynasty and Legacy Epilogue

O autorze

J. Edwards