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Katherine of Aragon and Juana Queen of Castile

By Julia Fox

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Format:Paperback, 432 pages
Published In: United Kingdom, 26 April 2012
Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first bride, has become an icon: the betrayed wife, the revered Queen, the devoted mother, a woman callously cast aside by a selfish husband besotted by his strumpet of a mistress. Her sister, Juana of Castile, wife of Philip of Burgundy and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, the most powerful man in Renaissance Europe, is still more of a legend. She is 'Juana the Mad', the wife so passionately in love with her husband that she could not bear to be parted from him even by death, keeping his coffin by her side for year upon year. They were Sister Queens - the accomplished daughters of Ferdinand and Isabella, the founders of a unified Spain. A gripping tale of love, sacrifice, the demands of duty and the conflict between ambition and loyalty - at a time when even royal women had to fight for their positions in society - Julia Fox's vibrant new biography teems with life. Linked not only by blood but by cruel experience, their dual stories enrich our understanding of them both, casting a searchlight onto the turbulent age in which they lived.

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Julia Fox is a historical researcher and teacher. She is married to the distinguished Tudor historian and broadcaster John Guy. This is her second book. She lives in north London.

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The first dual biography of Katherine and Juana, based on a comprehensive re-evaluation of the sources.

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Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ISBN:0753826828
EAN:9780753826829
Dimensions: 19.0 x 12.0 x 2.0 centimeters (0.34 kg)
Age Range: 15+ years
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5 of 5 Stars! – Customer review on 28/09/2012

I found this book an interesting easy read. Catherine is always known as the wife Henry the 8th put aside; not much is written specifically about her; this book covers how she was raised and her life in England from her 'side', based on evidence and existent letters and documents. The book also covers her sister's life; someone never destined to become Queen of Spain until fate intervened.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book which doesn't get bogged down with detail, but provides an interesting story about these 2 women.

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