Hutchinson, Robert
Contents: The enemy within -- Rumours of war -- Ramparts of earth and manure -- The great and most fortunate Navy -- First sighting -- Action this day -- Firestorm -- Fleeing for home -- Shipwrecked upon an alien shore -- 'God be praised for all his works' -- The english armada -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: Order of battle of English fleet -- Appendix II: Order of battle of Spanish Fleet -- Chronology --...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942.05 HUTCullen, Lynn.
Summary: A fictionalized account of Spanish queen Juana de Castile traces her succession to the throne after the reign of Queen Isabel, her marriage to Philippe the Handsome, and the accusations of insanity that prompted her half-century tower imprisonment.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CULDowney, Kirstin.
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ISABELLA I, QUEEN DOWCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B ISABELLA DOWGortner, C. W.
Summary: "No one believed I was destined for greatness. So begins Isabella's story, in this evocative, vividly imagined novel about one of history's most famous and controversial queens--the warrior who united a fractured country, the champion of the faith whosereign gave rise to the Inquisition, and the visionary who sent Columbus to discover a New World. Acclaimed author C. W. Gortner envisages the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2012
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GORThomas, Hugh
Summary: A history of Spain's first thirty years in the Americas traces Columbus's pioneering voyage through Magellan's first circumnavigation of the earth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 980.01 THOLevine, Gail Carson
Summary: From age seven, Loma relishes traveling with her beloved grandfather across fifteenth-century Spain, working to keep the Jews safe, but soon realizes she must also make sacrifices to help her people. Includes historical notes, recipe, glossary, and a linkto a bibliography.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEVMeyer, Carolyn.
Summary: While waiting anxiously for others to choose a husband for her, Isabel, the future Queen of Spain, keeps a diary account of her life as a member of the royal family.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1900
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MEYSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010