She was never intended to be a queen. She wasn’t the firstborn and the rules of the time didn’t support her as a woman. Yet through cunning and guile, she managed to take power.

As a queen, she was at the center of many of the most significant and notorious events in European history, and she was largely responsible for the creation of the country which became Spain.

Learn more about Isabella I of Castille and how she influenced the history of Europe on this episode of Everything Everywhere Dail
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