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  1. 4 days ago · Isabella of Castile: Europe's First Great Queen. London, Bloomsbury, 2017, ISBN: 9781408853955; 624pp.; Price: £25.00. Before beginning this review, it is important to frame the commentary that follows with two caveats; first, that I (or we as academics), am not the intended audience of this book and secondly, that although I have some ...

  2. 1 day ago · The War of Spanish Succession embroiled Europe, and both North and South America because Charles II of Spain died childless. Let’s consider the story of King Stephen of England, also known as ...

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  4. 5 days ago · By Helen MacEwan. The streets of Brussels were decked out on September 5, 1599, for the Joyeuse Entrée, the ceremonial royal entry into the city of Archdukes Isabella and Albert, the new rulers of the Habsburg Netherlands. Crowds cheered them on their way to the Coudenberg Palace, for great expectations were placed on the newlywed couple.

  5. 4 days ago · Baldwin I of Jerusalem, 1100–1118. Abingdon, Routledge, 2019, ISBN: 9781472433565; 204pp.; Price: £120.00. By all accounts Baldwin of Boulogne, the youngest son of Eustace II of Boulogne and Ida of Bouillon, had a remarkable career: he participated in the First Crusade, founded the first ‘crusader state’ (the county of Edessa), became ...

  6. 2 days ago · Philip II [note 1] (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( Spanish: Felipe el Prudente ), was King of Spain [note 2] from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554 ...

  7. 4 days ago · Melisende of Jerusalem (1105 – September 11, 1161) was Queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1153. She was the eldest daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem, and the Armenian princess Morphia of Melitene. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Melisende of Montlhery, wife of Hugh I, Count of Rethel.

  8. 3 days ago · Life Early years. Isabella was born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres to John II of Castile and his second wife, Isabella of Portugal, on 22 April 1451. At the time of Isabella's birth, she was second in line to the throne after her older half-brother Henry IV of Castile.

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