Henry IV of Castile, 1425-1474.

Description:

"Out of the turbulent, shadowed histories of the vaious medieval kingdoms destined to become Spain looms a strange, awkward figure--Henry IV of Castile... All his life he was an eccentric and a failure--the luckles veteran of futile campaigns, the bewildered victim of unending intrigue. A gentle giant who loved music and animals in an age when monarchs were generally preoccupied with conquest and slaughter, he found companionship chiefly amontg the lowborn... [This book] is a personal drama: a penetrating study of the nature, psychological and sexual, of a hitherto little-known king... played out against a vivid background of violence and war, with a cast of characters unequaled anywhere in the annals of history for their cunning and treachery"--Jacket flap.

subjects: History,  Medieval Civilization,  Fifteenth century,  Castile (spain), history

People: Henry IV King of Castile and Leon (1425-1474)

Places: Castile (Spain)

Times: Henry IV, 1454-1474