Queen Isabel I of Castile

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  @Smileythesilent · 5 years ago

  "She gave birth to ten children... died at 34 years old from exhaustion." Well of course she did! Jesus that's a lot of stress on a body.

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• PR

  @praisemas.6 · 5 years ago

  Catherine Of Aragon was a photo copy of her mother, wished Arthur hadn’t died and Henry wouldn’t have became king

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• LA

  @LandgraabIV · 5 years ago

  "Castilay" bothered me more than it should...

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• CH

  @chrisdsx5 · 3 years ago

  I think she is the reason why the queen on Chess is the most powerful piece.

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• KF

  @KF_808 · 5 years ago (edited)

  Juana the Mad was Catherine’s sister? i feel like i should have known this but hey, you learn something new everyday!

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• IT

  @itsJessalyn · 5 years ago

  "There may have been darker forces at work" now I'm curious about Juana's reign!

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• J.

  @j.a.m5083 · 5 years ago

  I always wanted to know about Issabelle of Castile. &nbsp;It’s believed Catherine of Aragon and Mary Tudor both suffered from forms of endometriosis. I always wondered if issabelle did to. Because it trends in families. Endometriosis is hella painful so I find it very interesting to think about these three incredible strong and intelligent women who maintained power even when women where considered so much less then men. Suffering through extreme pain on top of all of that. I don’t know much about Issabelle, I don’t think it’s mentioned anywhere her suffering from painful periods. But it might not have been documented the way Catherine and Mary’s health was. <br><br>Regardless interesting little thought process on that family.

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• MI

  @mimm2578 · 5 years ago

  Juana of Castile, not the mad. History made her look as a mad woman for being jealous. Her own father, husband and son didn&apos;t want Juana to rule because was a woman.

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• DE

  @demiansolis · 5 years ago

  In an age dominated by men, where queens were perceived as weak and incapable of governing, Isabel of Castille proved just to the opposite to the world. She was a worrior. Not only did she participated in several military campaigns against Portugal, &nbsp;the disloyal feudal lords and the Muslims, but she also was at the forefront of her army. She is a highly controversial historical figure who has been misunderstood many times. Contemporary historians claim that at the end of her days she regretted having expelled the Jews and that she was truely concerned about the safety of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. In her will she left instructions to her successor to protect the indigenous peoples of the New World, instructions which were ignored by her husband and by the conquistadors.

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• MA

  @maninedoow5895 · 5 years ago

  Long story short:<br><br>It was Ferdinand’s fault that we are here.

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• QA

  @qarleu5241 · 4 years ago

  Isabel Reina de Castilla was very well suited to be monarch. In our language which is Filipino, we call Spaniards &apos;Kastila&apos;. So I guess now I understand where it originated, because of the Castilians.

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• LA

  @ladylunaginaofgames40 · 5 years ago

  So a while back when I was trying to learn my heritage through DNA tests, I was surprised to learn that on my father&apos;s side, I had stronger connections to Ancient Spain than to my German roots. Makes me wonder what the heck they were doing over there

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