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Crown of Aloes
Crown of Aloes
Author: Norah Lofts
Presented as a personal chronicle, this novel about Queen Isabella of Spain is based on known fact and detail. Isabella's fortunes were very varied: she knew acute poverty, and faced anxiety and danger.
ISBN-13: 9780340167595
ISBN-10: 0340167599
Publication Date: 8/1/1983
Pages: 303
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Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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This is a novel of Queen Isabella of Spain. It is based on fact and detail, presented as a personal chronicle of her life. Isabella's fortunes were varied: she knew poverty and faced much anxiety and danger. I loved this story - it was very touching at the end. I give this story an A+!
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This fictional book is based so throughly on research, that you gain amazing knowledge of Spain's royalty and history. Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon come alive in these pages.

Every USA child studies about Queen Isabella and Christopher Columbus, and this book shows the events in Spanish history in this time period.


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