Married at sixteen. A queen at twenty-five. Declared insane by the husband she adored, and locked up by her beloved father. Juana la Loca was the last true queen of Spain. Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, and sister to Catherine of Aragon, she is a woman ruled by her passions. Her arranged marriage to Philip the Fair of Flanders begins as a fairytale romance when, despite never having met before their betrothal, they fall desperately in love. Never meant to be more than his consort and mother to his heirs, after ...
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Married at sixteen. A queen at twenty-five. Declared insane by the husband she adored, and locked up by her beloved father. Juana la Loca was the last true queen of Spain. Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, and sister to Catherine of Aragon, she is a woman ruled by her passions. Her arranged marriage to Philip the Fair of Flanders begins as a fairytale romance when, despite never having met before their betrothal, they fall desperately in love. Never meant to be more than his consort and mother to his heirs, after tragedy decimates her family, Juana finds herself heiress to the throne of Spain. Suddenly plunged into a ruthless battle of ambition and treachery, the future of Spain and her own freedom is at stake. Told in Juana s voice, THE LAST QUEEN is the enthralling and moving tale of a woman ahead of her time, who fought fiercely for her birthright in the face of an unimaginable betrayal. Juana s story is one of history s darkest secrets, brought vividly to life in this exhilarating novel.
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Juana of Castile was the last queen of Spanish blood to rule Spain. She was the daughter of Isabella and Ferdinand and the older sister of Katherine of Aragon. At the age of 16, she is married to the Archduke Philip of Flanders (known as Philip the Handsome). For Juana it is love at first sight and for Philip it is lust at first sight. Neverthe less they enjoy a happy and passionate marriage for a time. Soon, Juana finds out about her husband's duplicitous nature and the bloom is off the rose so to speak. Because of a series of family tragedies, Juana becomes heir to the throne of Spain,but her passionate nature is used against her by the very men she should have been able to trust-her father,son and husband. This is the account of a woman known to history as Juana La Loca or Juana the Mad told in her own words. Was she truly mad or maligned by those whose agenda was to discredit her? You decide.
