Isabella of Castile

An artful sensitive biography... A prerequisite for understanding Isabella is understanding the period and Rubin excels at delineating both. --<i>Booklist</i><br><br>Rubin succeeds admirably in recounting the story of Spain's greatest queen and the impact of her reign on her country and the world... a first rate exposition. --<i>Kirkus</i><br><br>An excellent well-developed picture of the complex often contradictory forces of the European scene from which Columbus sailed. --<i>Washington Times</i><br><br>Classic... will make permanent literary history by dispelling many schoolroom myths. --<i>Tulsa World</i>