Married to Ferdinand after continual fears and disappointment, Isabella triumphed over every danger, convinced of her own destiny. With the might of Portugal humbled, the Court of the Sovereigns sees the rise of Torquemada, the establishment of the dreaded Inquisition, and the coming of Colombus, who leaves the woman he loves to make a dream reality. Ambitious and unfaithful, Ferdinand longs to lead his troops against the Moorish strongholds. Isabella knows that together they can mould a united Spain and a glorious future, provided that it is just the two of them who share it... Praise for Jean Plaidy ‘Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting.’ Observer ‘Jean Plaidy has already established herself among the foremost of current historical novelists' Birmingham Mail £7.99 Fiction www.rbooks.co.uk
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Married to Ferdinand after continual fears and disappointment, Isabella triumphed over every danger, convinced of her own destiny. With the might of Portugal humbled, the Court of the Sovereigns sees the rise of Torquemada, the establishment of the dreaded Inquisition, and the coming of Colombus, who leaves the woman he loves to make a dream reality. Ambitious and unfaithful, Ferdinand longs to lead his troops against the Moorish strongholds. Isabella knows that together they can mould a united Spain and a glorious future, provided that it is just the two of them who share it... Praise for Jean Plaidy ‘Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting.’ Observer ‘Jean Plaidy has already established herself among the foremost of current historical novelists' Birmingham Mail £7.99 Fiction www.rbooks.co.uk