Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 144 Prescott, William Hickling 1796 1859 Prescott, W. H. (William Hickling) Prescott, William H. (William Hickling) The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Anne Soulard, Tiffany Vergon, Charles Aldarondo and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1" by William H. Prescott is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This detailed work explores the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, focusing on their significant contributions to the unification of Spain and the nation’s transformation during this pivotal era. The book addresses major political, military, and religious events of the period, such as the establishment of the Inquisition, the discovery of the New World, and the expulsion of the Jews. The opening of the book sets the stage for Prescott's exploration by acknowledging the lack of comprehensive English accounts of Ferdinand and Isabella’s reign, which forms the basis of modern Spanish history. Prescott discusses the fragmented state of Spain before their rule, noting the numerous independent kingdoms and their complex dynamics. He introduces key figures, including Ferdinand, Isabella, Cardinal Ximenes, and Christopher Columbus, framing the narrative around the substantial changes brought about during the reign, such as military conquests, significant reforms in governance, and the establishment of a new world order that would evolve from the discovery of America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ferdinand V, King of Spain, 1452-1516 Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504 Spain -- History -- Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516 DP Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1017247 1017121 2024-10-03T11:20:18.297958 2023-10-03T09:59:17.687444 text/html text/html 1017240 1017114 2024-10-03T11:20:18.647917 2023-10-03T09:59:17.926442 text/html text/html 481981 2024-10-03T11:20:31.191317 application/epub+zip 497738 2024-10-03T11:20:22.680895 application/epub+zip 465905 2024-10-03T11:20:21.248907 application/epub+zip 913530 2024-10-03T11:20:38.295284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 869529 2024-10-03T11:20:30.181376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656149 2022-09-04T03:35:02.951444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 974927 974852 2024-10-03T11:20:17.550932 2023-10-03T09:59:17.142440 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 968695 2020-12-30T03:41:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 365490 2020-12-30T03:41:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19526 2024-10-03T11:20:38.426279 application/rdf+xml 24590 2024-10-03T11:20:21.805901 image/jpeg 4630 2024-10-03T11:20:21.524878 image/jpeg 477146 2024-10-03T11:20:18.730957 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia