Myrn's Reviews > The Last Queen

The only thing I knew about Isabella of Spain was that she financed Christopher Columbus’ voyage and her daughter, Catherine, was King Henry VIII’s wife. I did not know anything about another daughter, Juana, until I read this book. That being said, Gortner wrote a different and intriguing view of Juana. He gave her power, passion, and strength in this novel since her “madness” has often been disputed. I also enjoyed learning about the time period, the monarchies, the politics and the ruthlessness of the age. Personally, it was slow in the beginning but I'm glad I stayed with it because it did pick up. This story is not about her whole life but a snippet of it. Thanks to Wikipedia and other websites, I was able to find out more information about her.