Isabella

By Kirstin Downey

Subjects: Queens, Spain, history, History, Kings, queens, rulers, Spain, biography, Biography, New York Times reviewed

Description: Drawing on new scholarship, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Woman Behind the New Deal presents a biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus' journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition and became one of the most influential female rulers in history.