Ferdinand II: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
An outstanding foundational work, although now somewhat dated, is William Hickling Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, 3 vol. (1838), and many later editions, also available in an abridged edition with the same title (1962). B. Netanyahu, Don Isaac Abravanel, Statesman & Philosopher (1953, reissued 1982), is indispensable for understanding Ferdinand’s role in the expulsion of the Jews. Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Ferdinand and Isabella (1975), contains an extensive bibliography.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Heritage History - Ferdinand of Aragon. | Jul 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Isabel of Castile. | Jun 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 06, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 19, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Isabella II and the Carlists. | Jan 02, 2026 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - [2021] "Ferdinand II of Aragon (1479-1516)", Encyclopedia of Medieval Royal Iconography, 1. | Jul 16, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spain Then and Now - Ferdinand and Isabella: Catholic Monarchs. Politics. | Jan 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Luminarium - Biography of Ferdinand II of Aragon. | Aug 05, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 14, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 28, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Ferdinand of Aragon. | Feb 11, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Ferdinand and Isabella. | Sep 09, 2016 | ||
| Added image of a marble relief portrait of Ferdinand II by Domenico Gagini, 1473–79. | Sep 30, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 02, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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