Claudius the God FD25 Isabella I of Castile

Isabella I of Castile

of art and violence

including a failed attempt at suicide

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Claudius the God FD25 Isabella I of CastileContinuing the saga begun in I, Claudius, Robert Graves's Claudius the God is a compelling fictional autobiography of the Roman emperor, published with an introduction by Barry Unsworth in Penguin Modern Classics. Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successful reign: how he cultivates the loyalty of the army and the common people to repair the