HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF FERDINAND AND ISABELLA - Volume (1) (i) One and Volume (2) (ii) Two by Prescott, William H - 1880

New York: The Hovendon Co., 1880. 495, 502 pp. Actually undated - probably a bit later than 1880. First Thus - Popular Edition. Green cloth decorated in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings; hinges tight; gutters intact. The Chapters are: VOLUME ONE: View of the Castilian Monarchy before the Fifteenth Century; Review of the Constitution of Aragon to the Middle of the Fifteenth Century; The Period when 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: State of Castile at the Birth of Isabella - Reign of John II of Castile; Condition of Aragon During the Minority of Ferdinand - Reign of John II of Castile; Reign of Henry IV of Castile - Civil War - Marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella; Factions in Castile - War Between France and Aragon - Death of Henry IV of Castile; Accession of Ferdinand and Isabella - War of the Succession - Battle of Toro; Internal Administration of Castile; Establishment of the Modern Inquisition; Review of the Political and Intellectural Condition of the Spanish Arabs Previous to the War of Granada; War of Granada - Surprise of Zahara - Capture of Alhama; War of Granada - Unsuccessful Attempt of Loja - Defeat in the Axarquia; War of Granada - General View of the Policy Pursued in the Conduct of This War; Internal Affairs of the Kingdom - Inquisition in Aragon; War of Granada - Surrender of Velez Malaga - Siege and Conquest of Malaga; War of Granada - Conquest of Baza - Submission of El Zagal; War of Granada - Siege and Surrender of the City of Granada; Application of Christopher Columbus at the Spanish Court; Expulsion of the Jews from Spain; Attempted Assassination of Ferdinand - Return and Second Voyage of Columbus; Castilian Literature - Cultivation of the Court - Classical Learning - Science; Castilian Literature - Romances of Chivalry - Lyrical Poetry - The Drama. VOLUME TWO - The Period When the Interior Organization of the Monarchy Having Been Completed, the Spanish Nation Entered on Its Schemes of Discovery and Conquest; or, the Period Illustrating More Particularly the Foreign Policy of Ferdinand and Isabella: Italian Wars - General View of Europe - Invasion of Italy by Charles III of France; Columbus - Prosecution of Discovery - His Treatment by the Court; Spanish Colonial Policy; Italian Wars - Partition of Naples - Gonsalvo Overruns Calabria; Italian Wars - Rupture with France - Gonsalvo Besieged in Barleta; Italian Wars - Negotiations with France - Victory of Cerignola - Surrender of Naples; Negotiations with France - Unsuccessful Invasion of Spain - Truce; Italian Wars - Condition of Italy - French and Spanish Armies on the Garigliano; Italian Wars - Rout of the Garigliano - Treaty with France - Gonsalvo's Military Conduct; Illness and Death of Isabella - Her Character; Ferdinand Regent - His Second Marriage - Dissensions with Philip - Resignation of the Regency; Columbus - His Return to Spain - His Death; Reign and Death of Philip I - Proceedings in Castile - Ferdinand Visits Naples; Ferdinand's Return and Regency - Gonsalvo's Honors and Retirement; Ximenes - Conquests in Africa - University of Acala - Polyglot Bible; Wars and Politics of Italy; Conquest of Navarre; Death of Gonsalvo de Cordova - Illness and Death of Ferdinand - His Character; Administration Death and Character of Cardinal Ximenes; and General Review of the Administration of Ferdinand and Isabella; followed by an index.. First Printing - First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo.