History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, vol 1 | Page 5

CASTILE
CONSTITUTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIFTEENTH
CENTURY NOTICE OF MARINA AND SEMPERE
SECTION II. REVIEW OF THE CONSTITUTION OF ARAGON TO
THE MIDDLE OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. RISE OF
ARAGON FOREIGN CONQUESTS CODE OF SOPRARBE THE
RICOS HOMBRES THEIR IMMUNITIES THEIR TURBULENCE
PRIVILEGES OF UNION THEIR ABROGATION THE
LEGISLATURE OF ARAGON ITS FORMS OF PROCEEDING ITS
POWERS THE GENERAL PRIVILEGE JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS OF
CORTES PREPONDERANCE OF THE COMMONS THE JUSTICE
OF ARAGON HIS GREAT AUTHORITY SECURITY AGAINST
ITS ABUSE INDEPENDENT EXECUTION OF IT VALENCIA AND
CATALONIA RISE AND OPULENCE OF BARCELONA HER
FREE INSTITUTIONS HAUGHTY SPIRIT OF THE CATALANS
INTELLECTUAL CULTURE POETICAL ACADEMY OF
TORTOSA BRIEF GLORY OF THE LIMOUSIN
CONSTITUTIONAL WRITERS ON ARAGON NOTICES OF
BLANCAS, MARTEL, AND CAPMANY
PART FIRST.
THE PERIOD WHEN THE DIFFERENT KINGDOMS OF SPAIN
WERE FIRST UNITED UNDER ONE MONARCHY, AND A
THOROUGH REFORM WAS INTRODUCED INTO THEIR
INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION; OR THE PERIOD EXHIBITING
MOST FULLY THE DOMESTIC POLICY OF FERDINAND AND
ISABELLA.
CHAPTER I
. STATE OF CASTILE AT THE BIRTH OF ISABELLA.--REIGN OF
JOHN II., OF CASTILE. REVOLUTION OF TRASTAMARA

ACCESSION OF JOHN II. RISE OF ALVARO DE LUNA
JEALOUSY OF THE NOBLES OPPRESSION OF THE COMMONS
ITS CONSEQUENCES EARLY LITERATURE OF CASTILE ITS
ENCOURAGEMENT UNDER JOHN II. MARQUIS OF VILLENA
MARQUIS OF SANTILLANA JOHN DE MENA HIS INFLUENCE
BAENA'S CANCIONERO CASTILIAN LITERATURE UNDER
JOHN II DECLINE OF ALVARO DE LUNA HIS FALL HIS DEATH
LAMENTED BY JOHN DEATH OF JOHN II BIRTH OF ISABELLA

CHAPTER II
. CONDITION OF ARAGON DURING THE MINORITY OF
FERDINAND.--REIGN OF JOHN II., OF ARAGON. JOHN OF
ARAGON TITLE OF HIS SON CARLOS TO NAVARRE HE
TAKES ARMS AGAINST HIS FATHER IS DEFEATED BIRTH OF
FERDINAND CARLOS RETIRES TO NAPLES HE PASSES INTO
SICILY JOHN II. SUCCEEDS TO THE CROWN OF ARAGON
CARLOS RECONCILED WITH HIS FATHER IS IMPRISONED
INSURRECTION OF THE CATALANS CARLOS RELEASED HIS
DEATH HIS CHARACTER TRAGICAL STORY OF BLANCHE
FERDINAND SWORN HEIR TO THE CROWN BESIEGED BY
THE CATALANS IN GERONA TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE
AND ARAGON GENERAL REVOLT IN CATALONIA
SUCCESSES OF JOHN CROWN OF CATALONIA OFFERED TO
RENÉ OF ANJOU DISTRESS AND EMBARRASSMENTS OF
JOHN POPULARITY OF THE DUKE OF LORRAINE DEATH OF
THE QUEEN OF ARAGON IMPROVEMENT IN JOHN'S AFFAIRS
SIEGE OF BARCELONA IT SURRENDERS

CHAPTER III
. REIGN OF HENRY IV., OF CASTILE.--CIVIL
WAR.--MARRIAGE OF FERDINAND AND ISABELLA.
POPULARITY OF HENRY IV HE DISAPPOINTS EXPECTATIONS
HIS DISSOLUTE HABITS OPPRESSION OF THE PEOPLE
DEBASEMENT OF THE COIN CHARACTER OF PACHECO,
MARQUIS OF VILLENA CHARACTER OF THE ARCHBISHOP
OF TOLEDO INTERVIEW BETWEEN HENRY IV. AND LOUIS XI
DISGRACE OF VILLENA AND THE ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO
LEAGUE OF THE NOBLES DEPOSITION OF HENRY AT AVILA
DIVISION OF PARTIES INTRIGUES OF THE MARQUIS OF

VILLENA HENRY DISBANDS HIS FORCES PROPOSITION FOR
THE MARRIAGE OF ISABELLA HER EARLY EDUCATION
PROJECTED UNION WITH THE GRAND MASTER OF
CALATRAVA HIS SUDDEN DEATH BATTLE OF OLMEDO
CIVIL ANARCHY DEATH AND CHARACTER OF ALFONSO HIS
REIGN A USURPATION THE CROWN OFFERED TO ISABELLA
SHE DECLINES IT TREATY BETWEEN HENRY AND THE
CONFEDERATES ISABELLA ACKNOWLEDGED HEIR TO THE
CROWN AT TOROS DE GUISANDO SUITORS TO ISABELLA
FERDINAND OF ARAGON SUPPORT OF JOANNA
BELTRANEJA PROPOSAL OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL
REJECTED BY ISABELLA SHE ACCEPTS FERDINAND
ARTICLES OF MARRIAGE CRITICAL SITUATION OF
ISABELLA FERDINAND ENTERS CASTILE PRIVATE
INTERVIEW BETWEEN FERDINAND AND ISABELLA THEIR
MARRIAGE NOTICE OF THE QUINCUAGENAS OF OVIEDO

CHAPTER IV
. FACTIONS IN CASTILE.--WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND
ARAGON.--DEATH OF HENRY IV., OF CASTILE. FACTIONS IN
CASTILE FERDINAND AND ISABELLA CIVIL ANARCHY
REVOLT OF ROUSSILLON FROM LOUIS XI. GALLANT
DEFENCE OF PERPIGNAN FERDINAND RAISES THE SIEGE
TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND ARAGON ISABELLA'S
PARTY GAINS STRENGTH INTERVIEW BETWEEN HENRY IV.
AND ISABELLA AT SEGOVIA SECOND FRENCH INVASION OF
ROUSSILLON FERDINAND'S SUMMARY EXECUTION OF
JUSTICE SIEGE AND REDUCTION OF PERPIGNAN PERFIDY OF
LOUIS XI. ILLNESS OF HENRY IV., OF CASTILE HIS DEATH
INFLUENCE OF HIS REIGN NOTICE OF ALONSO DE PALENCIA
NOTICE OF ENRIQUEZ DE CASTILLO

CHAPTER V
. ACCESSION OF FERDINAND AND ISABELLA.--WAR OF THE
SUCCESSION.--BATTLE OF TORO. TITLE OF ISABELLA SHE IS
PROCLAIMED QUEEN SETTLEMENT OF THE CROWN
PARTISANS OF JOANNA ALFONSO OF PORTUGAL SUPPORTS
HER CAUSE HE INVADES CASTILE HE ESPOUSES JOANNA
CASTILIAN ARMY FERDINAND MARCHES AGAINST

ALFONSO HE CHALLENGES HIM TO PERSONAL COMBAT
DISORDERLY RETREAT OF THE CASTILIANS
APPROPRIATION OF THE CHURCH PLATE REORGANIZATION
OF THE ARMY KING OF PORTUGAL ARRIVES BEFORE
ZAMORA ABSURD POSITION HE SUDDENLY DECAMPS
OVERTAKEN BY FERDINAND BATTLE OF TORO THE
PORTUGUESE ROUTED ISABELLA'S THANKSGIVING FOR
THE VICTORY SUBMISSION OF THE WHOLE KINGDOM THE
KING OF PORTUGAL VISITS FRANCE RETURNS TO
PORTUGAL PEACE WITH FRANCE ACTIVE MEASURES OF
ISABELLA TREATY OF PEACE WITH PORTUGAL JOANNA
TAKES THE VEIL DEATH OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL
DEATH OF THE KING OF ARAGON

CHAPTER VI
. INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF CASTILE. SCHEME OF
REFORM FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF