Henry IV of Castile, 1425-1474.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Lippincott
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Henry IV, King of Castile and Leon, 1425-1474; Castile (Spain) -- History -- Henry IV, 1454-1474
Description: "Out of the turbulent, shadowed histories of the vaious medieval kingdoms destined to become Spain looms a strange, awkward figure--Henry IV of Castile... All his life he was an eccentric and a failure--the luckles veteran of futile campaigns, the bewildered victim of unending intrigue. A gentle giant who loved music and animals in an age when monarchs were generally preoccupied with conquest and slaughter, he found companionship chiefly amontg the lowborn... [This book] is a personal drama: a penetrating study of the nature, psychological and sexual, of a hitherto little-known king... played out against a vivid background of violence and war, with a cast of characters unequaled anywhere in the annals of history for their cunning and treachery"--Jacket flap.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 292-295.