Queen Without a Kingdom

A forgotten queen. A disputed throne. A kingdom divided by ambition, bloodline, and war.Queen Without a Kingdom brings to English-language readers Alberto Pimentel's dramatic historical study of fifteenth-century Iberia: a world of royal marriages, dynastic suspicion, court intrigue, military disaster, and political betrayal.At the heart of the book stands the tragic figure of Joanna, the princess whose claim to the throne of Castile became the center of one of the most consequential succession struggles in Iberian history. Born into a court poisoned by rumor and factional ambition, she was proclaimed heir, rejected by powerful nobles, and ultimately caught between Portugal and Castile, between legitimacy and accusation, between crown and convent.With the narrative force of nineteenth-century historical prose, Pimentel reconstructs the political drama surrounding King Henry IV of Castile, Queen Joanna of Portugal, Afonso V of Portugal, Isabella of Castile, and the contested succession that helped reshape the future of Spain and Portugal. This edition preserves the seriousness of the original work while presenting it in clear, polished English for modern readers.Ideal for readers of medieval history, royal biographies, Iberian politics, and historical tragedy, Queen Without a Kingdom is both a portrait of a woman denied power and a study of how dynastic conflict can alter the fate of nations.

Pages: 132, Paperback, Independently published