{"product_id":"isabella-of-spain","title":"Isabella of Spain","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Perhaps History's Greatest Queen\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWilliam Thomas Walsh’s \u003cem\u003eIsabella of Spain\u003c\/em\u003e follows the queen from her poor childhood at Arévalo, through the civil war that gave her the throne of Castile, to the fall of Granada in 1492 and the voyage that opened the New World. Drawing on the chronicles of her day and her own letters, Walsh tells it as a crusade against a rotting court, a rival claimant, and an enemy that had held Spain for nearly eight centuries. Since 1930, it has been the biography traditional Catholics have used as \u003cem\u003ethe source \u003c\/em\u003efor Isabella's life. This Stabat Mater Press edition is newly typeset, with updated illustrations, and a glossary of Spanish and period terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2219\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLAUDS AND APPROBATIONS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eRemarkable and dramatic pageant\u003c\/strong\u003e of the career of Isabella the Catholic, perhaps \u003cstrong\u003ehistory's greatest Queen\u003c\/strong\u003e. From long-forgotten sources and records of eyewitnesses unfolds a breathless and unforgettable story of Spain, of Columbus, the Church, and the Inquisition.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Commonweal Newspaper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1931)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eAll of the biographies in English have been superseded by this study\u003c\/strong\u003e. In searching the contemporary chroniclers for the picture of his Isabella, Mr. Walsh has wisely decided to set her against her own background of events and ideas, and with felicitous touches of description and interpretation, paints a portrait that will stand as authoritative for some time.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarie R. Madden, Professor of Spanish History and Political Theory at Fordham University\u003c\/em\u003e (1931)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Isabella of Spain is \u003cstrong\u003ean ideal character\u003c\/strong\u003e for a romantic biography; and Mr. Walsh has \u003cstrong\u003eperformed this task, on the whole, remarkably\u003c\/strong\u003e.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Contemporary Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(1931)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This biography of Isabella is a lively picture of fifteenth-century Spain, and of the indomitable woman who ruled her country with energy and discretion.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Booklist Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1931)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eA lively picture of fifteenth-century Spain and of that indomitable woman\u003c\/strong\u003e, Isabella of Castile, the ablest ruler Spain has ever had. \u003cstrong\u003eA constructive genius as well as a fighter\u003c\/strong\u003e, she rescued Castile from anarchy, conquered Granada, the last foothold of the Moors in Spain, and administered the affairs of the kingdom…” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Open Shelf\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1930)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“...he has done a scholarly and at the same time \u003cstrong\u003efascinatingly interesting piece of work\u003c\/strong\u003e, which I commend to everyone interested in Spain.” \u003cem\u003eClara E. Laughlin, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo, You’re Going to Spain!\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1931)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Thomas Walsh is a novelist and a foremost American historian\u003c\/strong\u003e. His \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsabella of Spain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e proves this assertion.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wisconsin Catholic Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1932)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Thomas Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67712093946141,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":67712093978909,"sku":null,"price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/9176\/1181\/files\/Screenshot2026-10-08at10.54.05PM_323e9d99-c90e-4fc8-80e4-13780c70cfbf.png?v=1791514933","url":"https:\/\/stabatmaterpress.com\/products\/isabella-of-spain","provider":"Stabat Mater Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}