· Isabella is barely a teenager when she becomes an unwitting pawn in a plot to dethrone her half brother, King Enrique. Suspected of treason and held captive, she treads a perilous path, torn between loyalties, until at age seventeen she suddenly finds herself heiress of Castile, the largest kingdom in www.doorway.ru: Random House Publishing Group. · The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile by C. W. Gortner. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , · “No one believed I was destined for greatness.” So begins Isabella’s story, in C. W. Gortner’s novel about one of history’s most famous and controversial queens the warrior who united a fractured country, the champion of the faith whose reign gave rise to the Inquisition, and the visionary who sent Columbus to discover a New World.
The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile (Hardcover) Published June 12th by Ballantine Books. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): C.W. Gortner (Goodreads Author) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. Share your Thoughts for The Queens Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile. Rate this Book. Write a Review. Submit. Popular Books. Reads. The Queens Vow by C.W. Gortner. C.W. Gortner's The Queen's Vow - A Novel of Isabella of Castile opens with a quote from Isabella I of Castile: "I have come to this land and I certainly do not intend to leave it to flee or shirk my work; nor shall I give such glory to my enemies or such pain to my subjects." It is a most appropriate quote for Gortner's depiction of Isabella.
Make a vow to read this book.”—New York Journal of Books Isabella is barely a teenager when she becomes an unwitting pawn in a plot to dethrone her half brother, King Enrique. Suspected of treason and held captive, she treads a perilous path, torn between loyalties, until at age seventeen she suddenly finds herself heiress of Castile, the largest kingdom in Spain. The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile by C. W. Gortner. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , Gortner's vivid details blend with his deeply intensive research to re-create Isabella and Castile in a way that the reader will find compelling and immersive, bringing not just the Queen but the whole nation to life.”—RT Book Reviews“A fascinating story.
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