The Last Queen (Audiobook)

from RebeccaE

Oh the injustice! That Juana of Castile has gone down in history as "Juana la Loca," while her dastardly husband is known as "Philip the Handsome" seems grossly unfair. Philip's amorous passion for his wife Juana quickly turned to cruelty. As the untimely death of Juana's siblings and nephew brou...

from spvaughan

I just finished listening to The Last Queen: A Novel of Juana la Loca by C W Gortner (unabridged). The narrator, Margarite Gavin, did an excellent job of reading the book and interpreting the characters. She has a lovely voice that makes listening easy. This is what the publisher said about the b...

from allisonmacias

Juana, Infanta of Spain, is the third child and a daughter, never expected to inherit the Castilian Throne. Instead, an impressive marriage is made for her. Juana is sent to marry the dashing heir of the Hapsburg Empire, Phillip the Handsome. Their marriage is marked with passionate love and hate...

from Kasthu

The Last Queen is the story of Juana of Castile, told from her point of view. One of the daughters of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, she was married to Philip of Flanders. A love match at first, Juana's love quickly turned to hate as her husband plotted and schemed to take her inheritance-the t...

from BCCJillster

BRAVO I just finished the Last Queen by Gortner and it was everything an historical novel should be as far as I'm concerned. The author even tells us which parts were real and which imagined at the end. I'm so happy he didn't wander off into that whole romancey thing--I recently tried to read a v...