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Julia Fox On Sister Queens Julia Fox is an author and historical researcher. She lives in London with her husband, the Tudor historian, John Guy. Her first book was Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford, a study of the lady-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII of England and the sister-in-law of Anne Boleyn. This book evolved naturally from my last. Then, challenging the legends surrounding the life of Jane Boleyn, brought me face to face with the Boleyns' arch-enemy, Katherine of Aragon, herself also a woman of myth. Endowed with almost saint-like qualities by her admirers, both in her own time and in ours, she is often seen as an icon of perfection as a wife, a mother and as a queen, someone too good to be true. Yet, behind all this hype and spin which turns her into a cardboard caricature, there is a real person struggling to emerge. She's the woman I set out to find; or at least, she's one of them! For when I began to explore Katherine's Spanish background, her sister Juana entered the picture, another figure of legend, a queen still known in her homeland as 'Juana the Mad.' When I found I couldn't get her out of my mind, the idea of bringing the sisters--whose lives were once so intertwined --back together again took root. A pivotal moment in my research was when I visited Granada. If one single episode influenced Katherine and Juana, it's the fall of the Moors' final bastion on the Spanish mainland, an event that was so momentous in its own time, it ranks with the D-Day landings and the end of the Second World War in ours. As young, impressionable girls, Katherine and Juana were present when, after years of bloodshed and suffering, the last Moorish king rode down the steep track leading from his great palace complex of the Alhambra to surrender the keys of his city to the sisters' parents, Ferdinand and Isabella. The girls were left in no doubt that they must fight for what they believed to be right, no matter what the personal cost. Even today, the Alhambra is magical. We can climb the paths into the intimate, intricately-carved rooms of the Moors' magnificent palace where the sisters would once have sat, wander through shady gardens, peer into subterranean dungeons which once held manacled captives; we can gaze up at the tower where the Christians raised their banners (amazingly, still preserved) to signal the triumph of their faith. We can go to the Royal Chapel in the city where Juana lies with her husband and her parents, each in narrow iron coffins, in a small, dimly-lit vault beneath the imposing mausoleums above. To see all this is to enter Katherine and Juana's world, and yearn to discover more. And the archival sources remain. Letters, contemporary records and first-hand accounts survive in abundance, allowing the sisters to speak to us with their own voices across the centuries. It was in that evidence that I immersed myself over the three years it took to research and write this book. I tried to approach it with a fresh eye, re-evaluating everything and sweeping away the cobwebs, aiming to portray these women, warts and all, as the flesh and blood figures they once were. I owe them that.

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Praise for Sister Queens“Julia Fox’s vivid and sympathetic book now shows us [Katherine of Aragon’s] life and marriage in another context, setting it against the even more terrifying story of her elder sister, Juana. . . . As Fox recreates Juana and Katherine’s lives in colorful detail, she manages to draw out the spirit and resilience of two women fearfully abused in a very cruel, very male world.”—The Spectator (UK)   “[Fox] offers an absorbing, rich, and fresh view of the entwined royal relationships that helped define the 15th- and 16th-century European political landscape.”—Publishers Weekly“A talented entrant in royal biography, Fox fairly bids for the popularity historian Alison Weir currently wields.”—BooklistPraise for Julia Fox’s Jane Boleyn “Fox does a splendid job in conveying life at the top of the Tudor pyramid.”—USA Today “Fox is an English historian [who] imbues her writing with rich detail and confident knowledge. . . . She’s given depth and character to Jane Boleyn.”—The Austin Chronicle “Outstanding . . . a fascinating and moving read.”—Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire and A World on Fire “Julia Fox’s immaculate detective work and vivid storytelling bring to life one woman’s struggle to survive at the apex of a society where success could bring untold riches and a king’s anger could cost you your life.”—Leanda de Lisle, author of The Sisters Who Would Be Queen “Engrossing . . . a sparkling chronicle, fine-tuned to the personal stories that lend texture and emotion to a biography.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Product details

Hardcover: 480 pages

Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1st edition (January 31, 2012)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 9780345516046

ISBN-13: 978-0345516046

ASIN: 0345516044

Product Dimensions:

6.4 x 1.2 x 9.6 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

Average Customer Review:

4.1 out of 5 stars

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Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

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There have been many books written about Catherine of Aragon, and there's not much new here about the first wife of Henry VIII. There is much less information, however, about her sister, Juana. Thus, this book will satisfy the curiosity of those who have wanted to know more about her. There are some insights, in particular, surrounding whether the moniker "Juana the Mad" was in fact deserved. But in general, I saw this book more as a collection of historical details about these two siblings, presented in the broadest sense, to illustrate sociological points about the role of women born to European royal families of that era. That might have been my own individual take on it though. The one thing I did find a bit lacking, was any true in-depth examination of the relationship between the two women. I would have liked to learned more about that.

As an avid reader of biographies since an early age (I have always wanted to know more about the actual person behind the historical fact) it was time to bone up on Katherine of Aragon. My first attempt left me struggling page after page to even find Katherine as the writer went on and on about everyone else on the European stage at that time, and before, with only a brief mention of her name thrown in from time to time. After struggling through a quarter of the book I started searching for something else and found this. And was immediately hooked. Katherine Of Aragon and her world came alive. I found Fox's rendition highly enlightening and extremely easy to read. It was also illuminating concerning her sister Juana, offering an insight into her life that I had previously not seen.

Sister Queens tells the story of the two daughters of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. Catherine of Aragon, who was Henry VIII's first wife, is a familiar story. Rarely, if at all, has it been told from the female point of view. Her sister, Juana, married Philip II. Her husband and her father made up the story of her madness so they could rule and reap the riches of the lands left to her by her mother, Isabella. She was kept a virtual prisoner in Spain so she could not rule in her own right. Both women were the victims of scheming men.Their intellect and political acumen overshadowed by the men who oppressed them. Now we know the "other side" of the story, thanks to Julia Fox.

Fascinating book, very well written. The history appears very well researched but is presented in highly readable form- I couldn't put it down! It really makes Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile come alive! Highly recommended. I hope this author writes more books!!!!!

This is a great book to read if you have already read a lot of Tudor history and want to find out more about the peripheral families that shaped their world. I have read a number of books about Henry VIII and his wives. Of course Katherine of Aragon was a main character and her sister, Juana, was mentioned in passing. But but I never knew anything much about their upbringing or Juana's fate. I now really doubt if she was mad,or just the pawn of the men in her life.Julia Fox provides all the details in a readable style. Women wielded limited power in the 1500's and the author brings out the methods that were open to them. I would recommend this book to fans of Tudor history and my feminist friends.

Although this is a documented biography of two of Fernando and Isabella's daughters, it almost reads like historical fiction as the author attempts to guess how the two princesses (later queens) felt. Katherine, first wife of Henry VIII, had a happy period before Henry decided to get rid of her in favor of Anne Boleyn. In contrast, her sister Juana actually became queen of their mother's territory, but was shut away by her husband, her father, and her son as mad so they could rule in her stead. In summary, it was not a good period to be female, even if you were royal. I appreciated the chance to get a handle on some of the relationships between the various royal families of Europe during that period.

This book is easy to read. Much of its information is contained elsewhere, but it does go into some detail about court life of the times. I liked the fact that the author concentrated on Katherine's early life prior to the appearance of Ann Bolyen. It is often forgotten that she did have eighteen years as Queen of England before her troubles started. The author also details the years between King Arthur's death and her marriage to Henry.Less is said about Juana who eventually came to her mother, Isabella's, throne, but was never allowed to really govern. I really knew nothing about her even though I have visited Tordesillas, the town where she was virtually held under house arrest as she was cast as insane. I presume less is said about her because not much is known as she was locked away for so many years.Sister Queens certainly portrays the status of women, even royal ones, as geopolitical pawns, not an easy life. It also shows how quickly death intervened and changed the whole course of nations in those days. Even the rich and famous were not immune.

The story of two sisters the daughters of Isabel and Ferdinand. With novel, at least for me, look at Juana la Loca. Julia Fox examines evidence that shows that Juana was not the crazy woman depicted in most books but just an unfortunate woman who fell, by birth and marriage, into the hands of ruthless men. It is an interesting story of two women, sisters, who both became Queens but both were at first happy then terribly unhappy. Both betrayed by men they loved. Juana by her father and her son and Catherine by her husband. A very interesting and well written book that I enjoyed very much and would recommend.

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