Author: William Thomas Walsh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781716495052
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
A new edition of William Thomas Walsh's classic Isabella of Spain: The Last Crusader from the 1935 edition. Contains extra materials on Queen Isabella, including a timeline of her life, an Author's page with an excellent depiction of his life and importance, and a preface by Dr. William G. von Peters. Queen Isabella is a Servant of God, and hopefully will be a saint in the near future. Her actions were the culmination of 800 years of warfare to drive the Moors out of Spain, restoring Spain as a major Catholic power, In addition, the Catholic Monarch's sponsorship of Christopher Columbus brought the Faith to the New World, ended human sacrifice and established Spanish civilization in Latin America. The book reads like fiction, but it is all true. It is vitally important for Christians to read in this age of constant attacks upon the Church and Faith, and appeasement by Churchmen of the evils of our time.
Isabella of Spain
Author: William Thomas Walsh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781716495052
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
A new edition of William Thomas Walsh's classic Isabella of Spain: The Last Crusader from the 1935 edition. Contains extra materials on Queen Isabella, including a timeline of her life, an Author's page with an excellent depiction of his life and importance, and a preface by Dr. William G. von Peters. Queen Isabella is a Servant of God, and hopefully will be a saint in the near future. Her actions were the culmination of 800 years of warfare to drive the Moors out of Spain, restoring Spain as a major Catholic power, In addition, the Catholic Monarch's sponsorship of Christopher Columbus brought the Faith to the New World, ended human sacrifice and established Spanish civilization in Latin America. The book reads like fiction, but it is all true. It is vitally important for Christians to read in this age of constant attacks upon the Church and Faith, and appeasement by Churchmen of the evils of our time.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781716495052
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
A new edition of William Thomas Walsh's classic Isabella of Spain: The Last Crusader from the 1935 edition. Contains extra materials on Queen Isabella, including a timeline of her life, an Author's page with an excellent depiction of his life and importance, and a preface by Dr. William G. von Peters. Queen Isabella is a Servant of God, and hopefully will be a saint in the near future. Her actions were the culmination of 800 years of warfare to drive the Moors out of Spain, restoring Spain as a major Catholic power, In addition, the Catholic Monarch's sponsorship of Christopher Columbus brought the Faith to the New World, ended human sacrifice and established Spanish civilization in Latin America. The book reads like fiction, but it is all true. It is vitally important for Christians to read in this age of constant attacks upon the Church and Faith, and appeasement by Churchmen of the evils of our time.
Isabella of Spain: The Last Crusader
Author: William Thomas Walsh
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786259923
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Called by her people Isabella la Catolica, she was by any standard one of the greatest women of all history. A saint in her own right, she married Ferdinand of Aragon, and they forged modern Spain, cast out the Moslems, discovered the New World by backing Columbus, and established a powerful central government in Spain. This story is so thrilling it reads like a novel. Makes history really come alive. Highly readable and truly great in every respect!
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786259923
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Called by her people Isabella la Catolica, she was by any standard one of the greatest women of all history. A saint in her own right, she married Ferdinand of Aragon, and they forged modern Spain, cast out the Moslems, discovered the New World by backing Columbus, and established a powerful central government in Spain. This story is so thrilling it reads like a novel. Makes history really come alive. Highly readable and truly great in every respect!
Isabella of Spain
Author: William Thomas Walsh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spain
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Called by her people Isabella la Catolica, she was by any standard one of the greatest women of all history. A saint in her own right, she married Ferdinand of Aragon, and they forged modern Spain, cast out the Moslems, discovered the New World by backing Columbus, and established a powerful central government in Spain. This story is so thrilling it reads like a novel. Makes history really come alive. Highly readable and truly great in every respect!
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spain
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Called by her people Isabella la Catolica, she was by any standard one of the greatest women of all history. A saint in her own right, she married Ferdinand of Aragon, and they forged modern Spain, cast out the Moslems, discovered the New World by backing Columbus, and established a powerful central government in Spain. This story is so thrilling it reads like a novel. Makes history really come alive. Highly readable and truly great in every respect!
Isabella of Castile
Author: Nancy Rubin
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595320767
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595320767
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Characters of the Inquisition
Author: William Thomas Walsh
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365203417
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book is on the Inquisition, particularly the Spanish Inquisition as opposed to the Roman Inquisition in the years following the Spanish Reconquista. Walsh delves into the Inquisition, its practice, purpose, history and personalities. The Inquisition was not a bloodthirsty BDSM fest gone wild. It was a reasoned response to infiltration of the Catholic Church by enemies of the Christian Faith who pretended to be Christians in order to pervert worship, doctrine and weaken Christendom. Anyone wishing to understand the Inquisition would to well to read Characters and learn of the heroes of the Faith, Cardinal Ximenes, Torquemada, and others who fought the good fight for Jesus Christ and his Church, After reading Characters, you will never look at the Inquisition in the same way.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365203417
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book is on the Inquisition, particularly the Spanish Inquisition as opposed to the Roman Inquisition in the years following the Spanish Reconquista. Walsh delves into the Inquisition, its practice, purpose, history and personalities. The Inquisition was not a bloodthirsty BDSM fest gone wild. It was a reasoned response to infiltration of the Catholic Church by enemies of the Christian Faith who pretended to be Christians in order to pervert worship, doctrine and weaken Christendom. Anyone wishing to understand the Inquisition would to well to read Characters and learn of the heroes of the Faith, Cardinal Ximenes, Torquemada, and others who fought the good fight for Jesus Christ and his Church, After reading Characters, you will never look at the Inquisition in the same way.
A Companion to the Queenship of Isabel la Católica
Author: Hilaire Kallendorf
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004521526
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
The queenship of the first European Renaissance queen regnant never ceases to fascinate. As fascists to feminists fight over Isabel’s legacy, we ask which recyclings of her image are legitimate or appropriate. Or has this figure taken on a life of her own?
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004521526
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
The queenship of the first European Renaissance queen regnant never ceases to fascinate. As fascists to feminists fight over Isabel’s legacy, we ask which recyclings of her image are legitimate or appropriate. Or has this figure taken on a life of her own?
In Triumph's Wake
Author: Julia P. Gelardi
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466823682
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
The powerful and moving story of three royal mothers whose quest for power led to the downfall of their daughters. Queen Isabella of Castile, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, and Queen Victoria of England were respected and admired rulers whose legacies continue to be felt today. Their daughters—Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England; Queen Marie Antoinette of France; and Vicky, the Empress Frederick of Germany—are equally legendary for the tragedies that befell them, their roles in history surpassed by their triumphant mothers. In Triumph's Wake is the first book to bring together the poignant stories of these mothers and daughters in a single narrative. Isabella of Castile forged a united Spain and presided over the discovery of the New World, Maria Theresa defeated her male rivals to claim the Imperial Crown, and Victoria presided over the British Empire. But, because of their ambition and political machinations, each mother pushed her daughter toward a marital alliance that resulted in disaster. Catherine of Aragon was cruelly abandoned by Henry VIII who cast her aside in search of a male heir and tore England away from the Pope. Marie Antoinette lost her head on the guillotine when France exploded into Revolution and the Reign of Terror. Vicky died grief-stricken, horrified at her inability to prevent her son, Kaiser Wilhelm, from setting Germany on a belligerent trajectory that eventually led to war. Exhaustively researched and utterly compelling, In Triumph's Wake is the story of three unusually strong women and the devastating consequences their decisions had on the lives of their equally extraordinary daughters.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466823682
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
The powerful and moving story of three royal mothers whose quest for power led to the downfall of their daughters. Queen Isabella of Castile, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, and Queen Victoria of England were respected and admired rulers whose legacies continue to be felt today. Their daughters—Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England; Queen Marie Antoinette of France; and Vicky, the Empress Frederick of Germany—are equally legendary for the tragedies that befell them, their roles in history surpassed by their triumphant mothers. In Triumph's Wake is the first book to bring together the poignant stories of these mothers and daughters in a single narrative. Isabella of Castile forged a united Spain and presided over the discovery of the New World, Maria Theresa defeated her male rivals to claim the Imperial Crown, and Victoria presided over the British Empire. But, because of their ambition and political machinations, each mother pushed her daughter toward a marital alliance that resulted in disaster. Catherine of Aragon was cruelly abandoned by Henry VIII who cast her aside in search of a male heir and tore England away from the Pope. Marie Antoinette lost her head on the guillotine when France exploded into Revolution and the Reign of Terror. Vicky died grief-stricken, horrified at her inability to prevent her son, Kaiser Wilhelm, from setting Germany on a belligerent trajectory that eventually led to war. Exhaustively researched and utterly compelling, In Triumph's Wake is the story of three unusually strong women and the devastating consequences their decisions had on the lives of their equally extraordinary daughters.
A Social and Religious History of the Jews
Author: Salo Wittmayer Baron
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231088473
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Why do smokers claim that the first cigarette of the day is the best? What is the biological basis behind some heavy drinkers' belief that the "hair-of-the-dog" method alleviates the effects of a hangover? Why does marijuana seem to affect ones problem-solving capacity? Intoxicating Minds is, in the author's words, "a grand excavation of drug myth." Neither extolling nor condemning drug use, it is a story of scientific and artistic achievement, war and greed, empires and religions, and lessons for the future. Ciaran Regan looks at each class of drugs, describing the historical evolution of their use, explaining how they work within the brain's neurophysiology, and outlining the basic pharmacology of those substances. From a consideration of the effect of stimulants, such as caffeine and nicotine, and the reasons and consequences of their sudden popularity in the seventeenth century, the book moves to a discussion of more modern stimulants, such as cocaine and ecstasy. In addition, Regan explains how we process memory, the nature of thought disorders, and therapies for treating depression and schizophrenia. Regan then considers psychedelic drugs and their perceived mystical properties and traces the history of placebos to ancient civilizations. Finally, Intoxicating Minds considers the physical consequences of our co-evolution with drugs -- how they have altered our very being -- and offers a glimpse of the brave new world of drug therapies.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231088473
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Why do smokers claim that the first cigarette of the day is the best? What is the biological basis behind some heavy drinkers' belief that the "hair-of-the-dog" method alleviates the effects of a hangover? Why does marijuana seem to affect ones problem-solving capacity? Intoxicating Minds is, in the author's words, "a grand excavation of drug myth." Neither extolling nor condemning drug use, it is a story of scientific and artistic achievement, war and greed, empires and religions, and lessons for the future. Ciaran Regan looks at each class of drugs, describing the historical evolution of their use, explaining how they work within the brain's neurophysiology, and outlining the basic pharmacology of those substances. From a consideration of the effect of stimulants, such as caffeine and nicotine, and the reasons and consequences of their sudden popularity in the seventeenth century, the book moves to a discussion of more modern stimulants, such as cocaine and ecstasy. In addition, Regan explains how we process memory, the nature of thought disorders, and therapies for treating depression and schizophrenia. Regan then considers psychedelic drugs and their perceived mystical properties and traces the history of placebos to ancient civilizations. Finally, Intoxicating Minds considers the physical consequences of our co-evolution with drugs -- how they have altered our very being -- and offers a glimpse of the brave new world of drug therapies.
The Fifth Kingdom
Author: Jane Frances Amler
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462052983
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The Fifth Kingdom is an ambitious novel. It is a gripping account of a man and his time. The man was not an ordinary individual, but none other than Don Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508), the iconic Renaissance man of Jewry, diplomat, courtier, scholar, author, visionary, and not least, zealous protector of his fellow Jews. And the time was not an ordinary time, but the turbulent era that witnessed the tumultuous transition of the Iberian Peninsula from its Reconquista to the Christianization of its vast colonial empires. Against the backdrop of Castile, Aragon, Portugal and the Italian peninsula and with remarkable historical fidelity, Jane Frances Amler has provided a sensitive evocation of Abravanel and his family. Of particular note are her reconstructions of the inner lives of her characters, their thoughts and feelings, their fears and dreams, their triumphs and their failures, their passions and their hopes. The work of a skillful writer and perceptive thinker, this novel will reward the reader with historical knowledge and human understanding. Dr. Martin A. Cohen, professor of Jewish History, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, NYC
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462052983
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The Fifth Kingdom is an ambitious novel. It is a gripping account of a man and his time. The man was not an ordinary individual, but none other than Don Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508), the iconic Renaissance man of Jewry, diplomat, courtier, scholar, author, visionary, and not least, zealous protector of his fellow Jews. And the time was not an ordinary time, but the turbulent era that witnessed the tumultuous transition of the Iberian Peninsula from its Reconquista to the Christianization of its vast colonial empires. Against the backdrop of Castile, Aragon, Portugal and the Italian peninsula and with remarkable historical fidelity, Jane Frances Amler has provided a sensitive evocation of Abravanel and his family. Of particular note are her reconstructions of the inner lives of her characters, their thoughts and feelings, their fears and dreams, their triumphs and their failures, their passions and their hopes. The work of a skillful writer and perceptive thinker, this novel will reward the reader with historical knowledge and human understanding. Dr. Martin A. Cohen, professor of Jewish History, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, NYC
Biography by Americans, 1658-1936
Author: Edward H. O'Neill
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512804940
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
This volume is the most comprehensive bibliography of purely biographical material written by Americans. It covers every possible field of life but, by design, excludes autobiographies, diaries, and journals.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512804940
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
This volume is the most comprehensive bibliography of purely biographical material written by Americans. It covers every possible field of life but, by design, excludes autobiographies, diaries, and journals.