That Other Juana

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Queen Juana of Spain was the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabel, and sister of Catherine of Aragon She was instrumental in creating the powerful Hapsburg houses of Spain and Austria which would endure for centuries Throughout her life Juana was callously denied power and status by three men her husband Philip, her father Ferdinand, and her son Charles She faced their relentless physical and mental cruelty with courage and determination, her spirited resistance earning her, unjustly, the nickname by which she is remembered Juana la Loca, Joan the Mad. Download That Other Juana by Linda Carlino – kino-fada.fr Intriguing and by turns heartbreakingIt was very painful to read this book My heart broke at all of the indignities that Juana had to suffer From her unfaithful husband, to have a greedy father, and her arrogant son Charles, it was all too much I can certainly see why Elizabeth I of England kept her crown and married no man Juana was reduced to a pitiful creature by those who hurt and maligned her at every turn I feel she was driven crazy instead of having a true illness Heartbreaking and Intriguing and by turns heartbreakingIt was very painful to read this book My heart broke at all of the indignities that Juana had to suffer From her unfaithful husband, to have a greedy father, and her arrog...Sorriu, apreciando todo aquele jogo, aquele mundo de sonhos em que era simultaneamente jogadora e espectadora Gosto muito de romances hist ricos que retratam a hist ria dos reis ingleses, em especial aqueles que retratam a dinastia Tudor Lendo livros e vendo s ries que retratam essa poca da hist ria, sempre vi nos espanh is meros coadjuvantes Seja Catarina e seu malfadado casamento com Henrique VIII, ou o imperador Carlos V e todas as dores de cabe a que decerto ele causou para o rei ingl s Sorriu, apreciando todo aquele jogo, aquele mundo de sonhos em que era simultaneamente jogadora e espectadora Gosto muito de romances hist ricos que retratam a hist ria dos reis ingleses, em especial aqueles ...Joana de Espanha, filha de Fernando e Isabel e irm de Catarina de Arag o, foi cruelmente tratada pelo pai, marido e filho, tendo sido apelidada injustamente de Joana a Louca um relato triste e sofrido de uma mulher que acreditou no amor de marido pai e filho, e que em nome do poder acabou encarcerda, sofrendo todo o tipo de abuso, grande parte da sua vida Leitura que aconselho.Joan of Spain, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, sister of Catherine of Aragon, was cruelly treated by her father, Joana de Espanha, filha de Fernando e Isabel e irm de Catarina de Arag o, foi...This is still another work of fiction I read in some sort of preparation for my upcoming trip to Spain and Portugal It tells a fascinating story, aid I imagine follows historical record for the most part One of Ferdinand and Isabella s offspring, Juana, was shipped off to Burgandy for an arranged marriage, and from that time forward was plagued by powerful men, including her husband, her father and her son kings all, and, using a term we do today, anti feminist I won t go into detail, as it This is still another work of fiction I read in some sort of preparation for my upcoming trip to Spain and Portugal It tells a fascinating story, aid I imagine follows historical record for the most part One of Ferdinand and Isabella s offspring, Juana, was shipped off to Burgandy for an arranged marriage, and from that time forward was plagued by po...Queen Juana of Spain, sister to Catherine of Aragon who married England s King Henry VIII, is known as the Mad Queen The story goes she was so in love with her husband that when he died, she traveled around with his dead body, unable to let him be buried And had to be locked away for years.On the plus side, this novel paints acomplex portrait where Juana comes across as an assertive woman in a time when women even queens were supposed to be mostly compliant and take direction from th Queen Juana of Spain, sister to Catherine of Aragon who married England s King Henry VIII, is known as the Mad Queen The story goes she was so in love with her husband that when he died, she traveled around with his dead body, unable to let him be buried And had to be locked away for years.On the plus side, this novel paints acomplex portrait where Juana comes across as an assertive woman in a time when women even queens were supposed to be mostly compliant and take direction from the males around them Juana is a victim o...Just started this book about Juana of Spain, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella and sister of Catherine of Aragon It s a fictionalised account of her life which appeared to have been endured rather than li...I just loved this book Juana as an historical character is already powerful, but the writer gave live to her on the book, in a way that I could feel that the dialogues really happened this way It s a bo...Great book but.I really did love the story but it really needs careful repair or editing of the Kindle edition Every so often the words get jumbled over the course of several lines to a number of paragraphs ...A estrutura da narrativa um pouco cortada, h lapsos temporais que deixam o leitor um pouco confuso, e a hist ria desconexa Fora isso, a hist ria da Rainha espanhola vale a leitura, e prende a aten o por si Recomendo.timo livro Um romance hist rico para entusiasmar o leitor do come o ao fim Linda Carlino revelou se uma brilhante pesquisadora da Europa do s culo 16 Adorei o livro e recomendo para os apaixonados por hist ria.

That Other Juana
  • English
  • 06 June 2017
  • Paperback
  • 330 pages
  • 0955598001
  • Linda Carlino
  • That Other Juana