by Isabel Stilwell · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789898818027
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«D. Teresa» is the historical novel by Isabel Stilwell, published by Manuscrito in paperback (511 pages, in Portuguese).
The work follows Teresa of León, daughter of Alfonso VI, who is widowed at twenty-five from Count Henry of Burgundy and governs the County of Portucale amid conspiracies. Facing her half-sister, Queen Urraca, and her own son, Alfonso Enríquez, her story culminates in the Battle of San Mamede, with Fernán Pérez de Traba at her side.
Second edition published in 2015, with bibliographic references on pp. 510-511 and sixteen plates.
It is aimed at readers of historical fiction, especially those who want to discover Teresa of León's role in the formation of Portugal.
Maria Isabel Stilwell is a Portuguese journalist and writer. Already known in Portugal for her journalism, broadcasting, historical novels, children's books and short stories, she expanded outside of Portugal as the author of Philippa of Lancaster – English Princess, Queen of Portugal, which was first published in translation in 2015. Since then, two more of her historical novels have been translated into English.
