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Madrid and Castile
Author | : Catherine Clancy |
Publsiher | : Crowood Press (UK) |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : IND:30000036476178 |
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A Spanish Tapestry
Author | : Michael Kenny |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1962 |
Genre | : Madrid (Spain) |
ISBN | : UOM:39015010921560 |
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The Companion Guide to Madrid and Central Spain
Author | : Alastair Boyd,Richard Oliver |
Publsiher | : Companion Guides |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1900639378 |
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The history and culture of Madrid, the cluster of historical cities at an easy distance (Segovia, Avila and Toledo) and the heartlands of Castile - the core of Spanish civilisation. This book performs with great thoroughness all the usual functions of a guidebook. But it is much more than a mere inventory of buildings, paintings, sculpture, routes and views, supplemented by appendices packed with practical information. The authors - from their long experience and deep knowledge of the country - are exceptionally well-equipped to draw together into a coherent whole all the threads of history, art, culture and recent developments. Theysteer you in most rewarding directions, enlivening the hallowed hush of museum or sacristy with an original interpretation of some great painter - El Greco, Goya, Picasso - or an observation which suddenly illuminates the seemingly unexceptional. Madrid, rather than just a political capital at the geographical centre of the country, is revealed as a true metropolis, genuinely representative of all the aspects and regional variations of Spanish life. Its art collections are justly renowned as superb. Add in the cluster of historical cities at an easy distance (including Segovia, Avila and Toledo), to say nothing of the lesser-known treasures and delights secreted in the heartlands of Castile, and you have, within a manageable compass, the core of Spanish civilisation.
Isabella of Castile
Author | : Giles Tremlett |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 624 |
Release | : 2017-02-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781408853962 |
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In 1474, a twenty-three year old woman ascended the throne of Castile, the largest and strongest kingdom in Spain. Ahead of her lay the considerable challenge not only of being a young, female ruler in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world, but also of reforming a major European kingdom that was riddled with crime, corruption, and violent political factionism. Her marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon was crucial to her success, bringing together as it did two kingdoms, but it was a royal partnership in which Isabella more than held her own. Her pivotal reign was long and transformative, uniting Spain and setting the stage for its golden era of global dominance. For by the time of her death in 1504, Isabella had laid the foundations not just of modern Spain, but of one of the world's greatest empires. Acclaimed historian Giles Tremlett chronicles the life of Isabella of Castile as she led her country out of the murky middle ages and harnessed the newest ideas and tools of the early Renaissance to turn her ill-disciplined, quarrelsome nation into a sharper, modern state with a powerful, clear-minded, and ambitious monarch at its centre. With authority, insight and flair he relates the story of this legendary, if controversial, first initiate in a small club of great European queens that includes Elizabeth I of England, Russia's Catherine the Great, and Britain's Queen Victoria.
Curia and Cortes in Le n and Castile 1072 1295
Author | : Evelyn S. Procter |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 1980-07-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521226394 |
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Analyses the composition and function of the curia regis assemblies in León and Castile in and around the twelfth century.
View of Spain Comprising Descriptive Itinerary of Each Province a General Statistical Account of the Country c Translated from the French
Author | : Alexandre Louis Joseph de Laborde (Count.) |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1809 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : NLS:V000422795 |
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Isabella of Castile
Author | : Nancy Rubin,Nancy Rubin Stuart |
Publsiher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Queens |
ISBN | : 9780595320769 |
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Pedro the Cruel of Castile 1350 1369
Author | : Estow |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2022-02-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789004478091 |
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This work deals with the reign of Pedro I of Castile (1350-1369), known as “The Cruel,” one of the most notorious and misunderstood figures in the annals of peninsular history. This is the first book on the subject that analyzes Pedro's rule in light of social, political, diplomatic, and economic conditions in mid-14th century Castile. Using extant primary documentation from archival sources and the most recent findings of scholars from various fields, the book explores in detail the historical basis for Pedro's reputation and the extent to which this reputation unfairly rests on the testimony of Pero López de Ayala, the reign's principal chronicler. The book provides fresh insights into various aspects of Pedro's career, such as his political aims, relations with religious minorities, and fiscal policies.