Isabel

Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her wedding to Ferdinand of Aragon, the drama encapsulates the passions, emotions and sacrifices of a woman who refused to just be a figurehead and whose outlook was ahead of her time.

Genre: Drama

Director: Javier Ródenas , Isla de Babel

Cast:Michelle Jenner , Rodolfo Sancho , Ramón Madaula , Jordi Díaz , Ainhoa Santamaría , Pedro Casablanc , Álvaro Monje , Bárbara Lennie , Julio Manrique

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 1 - Isabel, la reina

September 10, 2012

When Queen Juana is finally pregnant after 7 years of marriage, King Enrique IV orders that his half-siblings Isabel and Alfonso be brought from their home in Arevalo to the decadent Royal Court of Castile in Segovia.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 2 - Campanas de boda

September 17, 2012

Lead by Marquis Juan Pacheco and Archbishop Carrillo, several nobles rebel against the King under trumped-up charges. Enrique's supporters extort him to act, but he is unwilling to display violence.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 3 - La negociación

September 24, 2012

Beatriz is shocked to learn that her father has given her hand in marriage without even consulting her. Meanwhile, the King decides to use another wedding to end the country's civil war: Isabel's.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 4 - Tragedia en la corte

October 1, 2012

The civil war in Castile comes to its most decisive point as the armies of Enrique and Alfonso face each other in Olmedo. In Segovia, the Queen prays for her husband and Isabel for her younger brother.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 5 - El pacto de Guisando

October 8, 2012

After their recent loss, Carrillo advices Isabel to continue the war and Chacón to seek peace. Enrique finds betrayal in a place he didn't expect. Chacón worries as Gonzalo and Isabel compare their feelings for each other.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 6 - La figura del rey

October 15, 2012

Isabel and Enrique debate peace terms at Guisando. King Juan II of Aragon, seeking Castilian support against France, sends his emissary Peralta to negotiate the marriage of his heir Fernando - to Juan Pacheco's daughter.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 7 - La reina muerta

October 22, 2012

Isabel debates her marriage options. Her supporters want her to marry Fernando, and Enrique, the King of France's brother. Pacheco and the King count as an advantage that the devout princess won't lie to them.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 8 - ¿Nueva guerra?

October 29, 2012

Fernando travels under disguise to meet Isabel in Valladolid, keeping an eye out for bandits and Pacheco's men. Isabel grows afraid as the time to sleep in the wedding bed comes near. Gonzalo can't hide his jealousy.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 9 - Boda Real

November 5, 2012

Isabel and Fernando marry in Valladolid with the support of several nobles and are acclaimed by the people. However they are cousins and the marriage needs a Papal bull to be valid.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 10 - Nacimiento

November 12, 2012

Hearing good news from Rome, Enrique makes his new move by blockading Valladolid. With no food for the winter, the people's support for Isabel and Fernando vanishes. Fernando also grows sick of Carrillo's meddling.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 11 - El principio del fin

November 19, 2012

Isabel and Fernando find refuge in Medina de Rioseco but their situation is dire. Pacheco's army is on the move, ready to punish their supporters. Fernando suspects of Carrillo, while news of her husband's infidelity drive Isabel mad.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 12 - Elecciones

November 26, 2012

King Juan convinces the new Pope to sign the bull authorizing Isabel and Fernando's marriage. Rome's envoy, Cardinal Borgia, also must propose a new Castilian cardinal - a position that Carrillo and Pedro Mendoza strive for.

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Isabel: Season 1 (2012): Episode 13 - La nueva reina de Castilla

December 3, 2012

Cabrera convinces the King to receive Isabel and Fernando in Segovia. Away from the Court, Pacheco offers Queen Juana his support while he plots to kidnap Isabel and her daughter.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 1 - Desencuentro

September 9, 2013

Isabel's decision to take the Crown while Fernando is in Aragon angers him, a division that Carrillo is eager to use. Meanwhile, Diego Pacheco seeks support from Portugal and the nobles to dethrone Isabel in favor of Juana.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 2 - Lazos

September 16, 2013

Reconciled, Fernando and a pregnant Isabel face their biggest test yet as the Portuguese invade Castile. King Alfonso marries Juana to reinforce her claim, but is reluctant to consummate the marriage as his supporters insist him to.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 3 - La paz para Castilla

September 23, 2013

Fernando besieges Burgos while the Portuguese try to send a relief column to the rebels. Meanwhile, Isabel balances the conflicting interests of the Aristocracy, the Church and the Jews to finance the war.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 4 - Lealtad y deber

September 30, 2013

Isabel debates showing mercy to the rebels when the new bread tax causes an uprising in Segovia. Chacón ponders retirement. Juana feels imprisoned during her husband's absence and seeks solace in her stepson, the Prince of Portugal.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 5 - El poder de una reina

October 7, 2013

Isabel visits Seville, Castile's richest city but also a place plagued by crime and corruption. Juan II accuses Fernando of caring more for his wife's kingdom than for his. A border incident sours relations between Castile and Granada.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 6 - Sultán

October 14, 2013

The King's long absence throws Portugal in confusion, but Isabel and Fernando are no less divided over their next move. Rome pressures Castile to adopt the Inquisition. In Granada, the jealous Aixa plots against the Emir.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 7 - Tiempo de Inquisición

October 21, 2013

The converts of Seville look at their options in the face of the Inquisition. Juana's unruliness threatens the peace between Portugal and Castile. Beatriz learns her nephew's secret. Muley-Hacén names his heir.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 8 - Tiempo de Inquisición

October 28, 2013

It's time to visit Aragon to nominate Prince Juan as heir to the kingdom, but this is the least of Isabel and Fernando's problems. Granada invades Zahara, Catalonia is divided and the royals must face their most dangerous pregnancy yet.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 9 - Lo más liviano

November 4, 2013

The war bogs down as the nobles of Spain prefer to pursue their own interests before the Crown's, but a stroke of luck might tip the balance in the fight between Christians and Muslims. In Portugal, the king seeks to reinforce his position.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 10 - Pactar con el diablo

November 11, 2013

Fernando makes his authority in Aragon clear. Isabel receives a foreign sailor with a bold proposal. El Zagal rallies all Muslims to make common front against the Christians.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 11 - Abolengo

November 18, 2013

Fernando lays siege to Malaga, El Zagal's stronghold and richest city in Granada, while the Muslims appeal to their brethren outside Europe. Isabel receives the two queens of Granada.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 12 - El último reino en Granada

November 25, 2013

Just as the Granada War nears its end, Prince Juan's sudden illness threatens to give Isabel and Fernando's kingdoms to the Portuguese. Columbus retouches his plan, and Torquemada investigates a murder.

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Isabel: Season 2 (2013): Episode 13 - Cuestión de fe

December 2, 2013

The ultimatum to Boabdil expires. Isabel and Fernando decide on the future of Granada, the Jews, the dispute with France and Columbus' enterprise.

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Isabel: Season 3 (2014): Episode 1 - La fragilidad del reino

August 25, 2014

Columbus' voyage is a success but a storm forces him to land on Portugal. The royals travel to Barcelona to sign a treaty with France, who ambitions to conquer Naples. The queen meets her new confessor, and her daughter ponders her future.

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Isabel: Season 3 (2014): Episode 2 - Gobernar con mano dura

September 1, 2014

Columbus hides his doubts as he is pressed to make a second voyage. Portugal disputes the new lands to Castile, and France invades Italy. In Rome, the Pope juggles the rival countries interests for his own benefit.

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Isabel: Season 3 (2014): Episode 3 - Nacidos para gobernar

September 8, 2014