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Madam, ’tis you that rob me of my lord.

Christopher Marlowe • Edward II Revised (New Mermaids)

Isabella was born in 1451, into a world in which women fought for every shred of political power. But from an early age, Isabella was viewed by her father John II of Castile as a means of expanding Castilian territory in pursuit of the elusive goal of uniting Spain. She was first betrothed to an Aragonese prince at age six — her future husband Ferd... See more

Ferdinand and Isabella: The Marriage That Unified Spain | TheCollector

sweet Mortimer,

Christopher Marlowe • Edward II Revised (New Mermaids)

‘Well my grandad was from Numidia,’ says Kay. ‘He came over when the Vandals sacked Hippo Regius. But my dad was born in London, and so was I. And that was a very long time ago. So I bet you anything that my lot have been here longer than yours. What’s

Thomas D. Lee • Perilous Times

St Bonaventure (c.1217–74), for instance, governor-general of the order from 1257 to 1274, was a university man and speculative theologian of enormous erudition who succeeded grandly in combining the mystical elations of Franciscan piety with the rational disciplines of academic philosophy.

David Bentley Hart • The Story of Christianity

Ferdinand II, also known as Ferdinand I, Ferdinand III , and Ferdinand V [b] (10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), called Ferdinand the Catholic , was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was also King of Castile from 1475 to 1504 (as Ferdinand V ). He reigned jointly with Isa... See more

Ferdinand II of Aragon

David Bentley Hart • The Story of Christianity

“I call it extortion.” She turns to her daughter. “If you ask why the church is not defended, I can only tell you that there are noblemen in this land”—Suffolk, she means, Norfolk—“who have been heard to say they will pull the power of the church down, that never again will they suffer—they use the word—a churchman to grow so great as our late lega

Hilary Mantel • Wolf Hall

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