Sister Queens : The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile

from briandrewz

This was a dual biography of two sister queens: Katherine of Aragon and Juana of Castile. These daughters of legendary Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella led unbelievable lives. Katherine went to England as the wife of Prince Arthur of Wales. Widowed after just a few months, she eventually b...

from Schmerguls

4988. Sister Queens The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile, by Julia Fox (read 4 Jan 2013) This book tells well the story of two daughters of Ferdinand and Isabella. Juana, often dubbed "the Mad" apparently was not actually mad, though she had some eccentriciti...

from allisonmacias

Two Sisters. Two Queens. Each touched by tragedy. I have heard their stories. One a faithful wife, abused by love. Another a wife and Queen, driven mad by grief. This was their whole story, their whole life. But so much more lies beneath the surface. Julia Fox investigates the lives of these two ...

from JanaRose1

This story outlines the lives of Katherine of Aragon and her sister Juana of Castile. At young ages they both knew that their lives were to be spent through marriages and political alliances. Juana marries Philip of Burgundy, who she is madly in love with, yet completely dominated by. Katherine m...

from BookPurring

As many others I was fascinated by the Tudors back when the Showtime's tv show was on, and around the time The Other Boleyn Girl movie was filmed. Since I've read a lot of Tudor books fiction and non fiction, there isn't much I haven't read about Katherine of Aragon. However, this book still mana...