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Biographies of Isabella include William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic (1838), available in many later printings; Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Ferdinand and Isabella (1975, reissued 1990); and Peggy K. Liss, Isabel the Queen: Life and Times (1992).

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Modified link of Web site: Heritage History - Isabel of Castile. Jul 23, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 18, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 22, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - Europe's first great Queen - Isabella of Castille. Jul 23, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 18, 2025
Add new Web site: EngagedScholarship at Cleveland State University - Ruling Sexuality: The Political Legitimacy of Isabel of Castile (PDF). Feb 14, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Mary Washington - Great Lives Lecture Series - Queen Isabella. Sep 18, 2024
Add new Web site: The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College - I, the Queen: Power and Gender in the Reign of Isabel I of Castile (PDF). Jun 27, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Isabella: The Warrior Queen. Mar 05, 2024
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Isabella I of Castile. Nov 08, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Pennsylvania - Digital Library - Life and Times of Isabella of Castile. Jun 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Royal Collection Trust - Queen Isabella I of Spain, Queen of Castille (1451-1504). Sep 01, 2022
Add new Web site: History Today - Death of Isabella I of Castile. Apr 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Queen Isabella of Castile: Drama, Inquisition, and Exploration. Feb 07, 2021
Media added. Aug 28, 2019
Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." Nov 15, 2017
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Biography of Isabella. Dec 29, 2016
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Ferdinand and Isabella. Sep 09, 2016
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Isabel of Castile. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: University of Calgary - Biography of Isabella I. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: University of California - The Department of Black Studies - Biography of Isabella I. Apr 01, 2013
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Isabella I. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: Luminarium Encyclopedia - Biography of Queen Isabella. Jul 08, 2008
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Isabella I. Aug 14, 2007
Article revised. Aug 23, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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