Book Description

"At the turn of the sixteenth century the two most powerful people on the planet, Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon, are making plans to expand their empire. They are plundering the riches of the New World and battling infidels both within and outside their borders. Their daughters, considered instruments of foreign policy to be married off to various princes of Europe, include Juana, a young woman full of both religion and passion. The only problem is that she is mad. But what has made her like this?" "Though set during the Golden Age of Spain, The Lunatic Queen is both brutal contemporary satire and classical revenge tragedy, as it also tells the story of Juana's two servants who seek vengeance on the system which has victimised them."--BOOK JACKET.