Isabella and Ferdinand Author:Jean Plaidy With her skilful blend of storytelling and attention to historical detail, Plaidy presents the life of Isabella of Castile. The tale unfolds from Isabella's early days at the licentious court of her brother, Henry IV, through her remarkable reign as Queen of Spain, to her tragic widowhood. — ---- — Jean Plaidy was a pen name of Eleanor Alice Burfo... more »rd Hibbert, who also published as Philippa Carr, Victoria Holt, and others.« less