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Isabel #3
Isabel, el fin de un sueño
Isabel ya ha consolidado su reinado. Han sido años convulsos, emocionantes y llenos de momentos clave para la historia, pero también se ha resentido la relación de pareja entre Isabel, cada vez más sometida a ese Dios todopoderoso que la guía en su vida y reinado, y Fernando, siempre aliado, pero también rival.
El descubrimiento de América en 1492 convierte a Castilla en una gran potencia mundial, gracias al monopolio comercial establecido con el recién descubierto continente. También ha culminado la Reconquista con la anexión de Granada y, junto a la aventura colombina, parece que se ha alcanzado una meta. Sin embargo, desde el inicio, Isabel y Fernando perciben cruelmente la fragilidad de todo lo conseguido. Los monarcas se enfrentarán a una sucesión de desgracias personales que habrán de superar como reyes y como padres, sin perder nunca de vista el objetivo primordial: unificar las coronas de Castilla y Aragón en la cabeza de un heredero legítimo.
El descubrimiento de América en 1492 convierte a Castilla en una gran potencia mundial, gracias al monopolio comercial establecido con el recién descubierto continente. También ha culminado la Reconquista con la anexión de Granada y, junto a la aventura colombina, parece que se ha alcanzado una meta. Sin embargo, desde el inicio, Isabel y Fernando perciben cruelmente la fragilidad de todo lo conseguido. Los monarcas se enfrentarán a una sucesión de desgracias personales que habrán de superar como reyes y como padres, sin perder nunca de vista el objetivo primordial: unificar las coronas de Castilla y Aragón en la cabeza de un heredero legítimo.
656 pages, Paperback
First published September 18, 2014
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July 29, 2015
Después de haber leído los libros primeros (tanto "Isabel" de Javier Olivares e "Isabel: la conquista del poder" del mismo Martín Maurel) resulta algo agridulce la experiencia de leer el libro postrero, ya que amén de la calidad que mantiene, es triste que se aproxime el desenlace de tan singular reina. Fuera de ello, es una lectura altamente recomendable.
June 19, 2018
Excelente libro, aunque me ha dejado un poco triste por el simple hecho que ya terminaba. Me encanto la trilogía, iniciada por Olivares y terminada por Martin Maurel.
July 23, 2019
IT HAD LESS WAR BUT IT WAS WORTHY.
In this new adventure we go through the bad parenting and just not so Catholic nor pious decisions the Queen of Castile makes. I mean I don't hate her but I just hate her belief in the men of God instead of godly things like values and you know common sense, I feel she was too much influenced by everyone in her life in a passive way even from Chacon, I mean she was Their Queen more than her own self after book one, Isabel was just never more that challenging spiteful yet just ruler she wanted to be. Somehow her daughter Joanna went through the same thing instead in a more aggressive and passionate raw manner, I felt bad for the poor archduchess I mean she was going through a depending relationship as some bi-polar disorder and post-labor depression, she had a lot in her plate and could have been a great heiress if only her idiotic parents had marries her off to someone they actually knew about for his good ways, like the odd King of Portugal or anyone seriously anyone but fucking Phillip. I felt miserable for poor Princess Isabel having to go through hell because of her parents bad decisions to her imminent yet merciful death, even though like a good Trastamara she hated Jewish people. In other news, the only character I grew to love and like really appreciate was our loving Archduchess Margaret of Austria, damn she was funny and gracious, this lady was smarter than her brother (not hard to achieve) and such a real person, she cared enough for Joanna and her children, despite losing Juan and having the Catholic monarchs hating her for no godamn reason. I really enjoyed her quotes, I mean since her joke on their way to Castile I enjoyed every moment she spend with us. Such a nice lady. If only I could take my time and explore every single character like the Borgias, Anne of Britanny, the crazy French Kings, Christopher Columbus, my loving perfect Gonzalo Fernandez De Cordoba. But overall, all I can say was that it was a pleasure reading about this historical characters from the perspective and imagination of TVE's script writers, and it was actually nice writen even though I wish there were more physical descriptions like in the first book, I mean I think we only got one little description of the blondd braid of Philip's mistress and that was pretty much it. 🙄🤔
In this new adventure we go through the bad parenting and just not so Catholic nor pious decisions the Queen of Castile makes. I mean I don't hate her but I just hate her belief in the men of God instead of godly things like values and you know common sense, I feel she was too much influenced by everyone in her life in a passive way even from Chacon, I mean she was Their Queen more than her own self after book one, Isabel was just never more that challenging spiteful yet just ruler she wanted to be. Somehow her daughter Joanna went through the same thing instead in a more aggressive and passionate raw manner, I felt bad for the poor archduchess I mean she was going through a depending relationship as some bi-polar disorder and post-labor depression, she had a lot in her plate and could have been a great heiress if only her idiotic parents had marries her off to someone they actually knew about for his good ways, like the odd King of Portugal or anyone seriously anyone but fucking Phillip. I felt miserable for poor Princess Isabel having to go through hell because of her parents bad decisions to her imminent yet merciful death, even though like a good Trastamara she hated Jewish people. In other news, the only character I grew to love and like really appreciate was our loving Archduchess Margaret of Austria, damn she was funny and gracious, this lady was smarter than her brother (not hard to achieve) and such a real person, she cared enough for Joanna and her children, despite losing Juan and having the Catholic monarchs hating her for no godamn reason. I really enjoyed her quotes, I mean since her joke on their way to Castile I enjoyed every moment she spend with us. Such a nice lady. If only I could take my time and explore every single character like the Borgias, Anne of Britanny, the crazy French Kings, Christopher Columbus, my loving perfect Gonzalo Fernandez De Cordoba. But overall, all I can say was that it was a pleasure reading about this historical characters from the perspective and imagination of TVE's script writers, and it was actually nice writen even though I wish there were more physical descriptions like in the first book, I mean I think we only got one little description of the blondd braid of Philip's mistress and that was pretty much it. 🙄🤔
November 19, 2019
Excelente cierre a una saga. La última parte de la trilogía 'Isabel' de Martin Maurel despide la vida de la reina dando una detallada recopilación de momentos difíciles en sus últimos años de su reinado al lado de Fernando, sumado a las preocupaciones que ocasiona el conflicto que conlleva la sucesión a la corona, y por demás la amenaza constante por parte de monarcas opositores a su ideal de gobierno, en grado sumo nos brinda en su narrativa sucesos históricos llenos de detalle, precisión sin caer en sentimentalismos: momentos trascendentales tallados de simbolismo y majestuosidad.
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