Queen Isabella and the Unification of Spain (European Queens) [Library Binding]

Nancy Whitelaw (Author)

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Grade 8 Up - Royalty holds an eternal fascination for many, and queens can be positive role models of powerful women. Unfortunately, these biographies are utterly uninspiring. Wordy, repetitious, and badly written, they are full of errors, omissions, and inconsistencies. Numerous problems with footnoting (citations attributed to the wrong page, wrong title, wrong individual, and wrong occasion, as well as being incorrectly quoted) don't create any confidence in Whitelaw's research techniques. The few maps are small, old-fashioned, and difficult to decipher, and both titles would benefit greatly from genealogical charts. Isabella plunges straight into the reign of her half-brother with no background material, and lacks her birth date and anything about her childhood before age 13. Victoria is unbalanced, with far more information on the British Empire than the queen's life and family. - Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
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Product Details

• Library Binding: 160 pages
• Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931798257
• ISBN-13: 978-1931798259
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,862,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Simplistic and superficial even for school use., June 21, 2007

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This review is from: Queen Isabella and the Unification of Spain (European Queens) (Library Binding)

Quick read, may wet appetite for an in depth biography of Queen Iabella (Isabel la Catolica in Spanich).

ONE GROSS ERROR on Chapter 9 The Question of Succession.

Isabella's daughter known as Catherine of Artagon had a surviving daughter with Henry VIII: Mary Tudor!