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Daughters of the formidable Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, Katherine and Juana were born in to a world of privilege and luxury that came at a devastating personal price. They were trained from an early age to understand European diplomacy and to revere their position as defenders of Catholicism against any threat to their religion. In an age of familiy politics, the sisters were useful only as a way to secure new alliances through marriage; both at the mercy of the men they were to marry. Katherine's marriage to Prince Arthur apeared to go well until he died suddenly after ten months. Marriage to King Henry VIII did not result in the vital heir, and soon Henry was displaying his despotic nature, with the execution of 'traitors' and high-handed affair.
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History, Biography, Queens, nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2014-07-13, New York Times bestseller, Catharine, of aragon, queen, consort of henry viii, king of england, 1485-1536, Juana, la loca, queen of castille, 1479-1555, Queens, great britain, Spain, biography, Great britain, biography, Spain, history, Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603People
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SISTER QUEENS: THE NOBLE, TRAGIC LIVES OF KATHERINE OF ARAGON and JUANA, QUEEN OF CASTILE
January 31, 2012, Random House/Ballantine Books
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Sister Queens: Katherine of Aragon and Juana Archduchess of Burgundy
2012, Clipper Large Print
in English
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Sister Queens: Katherine of Aragon and Juana Queen of Castile
2012, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Sister queens: the noble, tragic lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile
2012, Ballantine Books
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Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile
2011, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Sister Queens: Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile
2011, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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The history books have cast Katherine of Aragon, the first queen of King Henry VIII of England, as the ultimate symbol of the betrayed woman, cruelly tossed aside in favor of her husband's seductive mistress, Anne Boleyn. Katherine's sister, Juana of Castile, wife of Philip of Burgundy and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, is portrayed as "Juana the Mad," whose erratic behavior included keeping her beloved late husband's coffin beside her for years. But historian Julia Fox, whose previous work painted an unprecedented portrait of Jane Boleyn, Anne's sister-in-law, offers deeper insight in this first dual biography of Katherine and Juana, the daughters of Spain's Ferdinand and Isabella, whose family ties remained strong despite their separation. Looking through the lens of their Spanish origins, Fox reveals these queens as flesh-and-blood women -- equipped with character, intelligence, and conviction -- who are worthy historical figures in their own right. When they were young, Juana's and Catherine's futures appeared promising. They had secured politically advantageous marriages, but their dreams of love and power quickly dissolved, and the unions for which they'd spent their whole lives preparing were fraught with duplicity and betrayal. Juana, the elder sister, unexpectedly became Castile's sovereign, but her authority was continually usurped, first by her husband and her father and later by her son. Katherine, a young widow after the death of Prince Arthur of Wales, soon remarried his doting brother Henry and later became a key figure in a drama that altered England's religious landscape. Ousted from the positions of power and influence they had been groomed for and separated from their children, Katherine and Juana each turned to their rich and abiding faith and deep personal belief in their family's dynastic legacy to cope with their enduring hardships. Sister Queens is a gripping tale of love, duty, and sacrifice -- a remarkable reflection on the conflict between ambition and loyalty during an age when the greatest sin, it seems, was to have been born a woman. - Jacket flap.
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