title: The Moor's Last Stand: How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End
author:  Elizabeth Drayson 
description: The first full account in any language of the last Muslim king of Spain. An action-packed story of betrayal, courage, intrigue, heroism, and tragedy. The Moor's Last Stand presents the poignant story of Boabdil, the last Muslim king of Granada. Betrayed by his family and undermined by faction and internal conflict, Boabdil was defeated in 1492 by the forces of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of the newly united kingdoms of Castile and Aragon. The Christian victory marked the completion of the long Christian re-conquest of Spain and ended seven centuries in which Christians, Muslims, and Jews had, for the most part, lived peacefully and profitably together. Five centuries after his death, Boabdil continues to be a potent symbol of resistance to the forces of western Christendom, and his image endures in contemporary culture. Based on original research in the region by a leading historian of Granada, this book presents a vivid account of Boabdil's life and times and considers the impact of his defeat then and now.
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  THE MOOR’S LAST STAND
  
  
  **Elizabeth Drayson** teaches in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at
  the University of Cambridge. She is Lorna Close Fellow in Spanish at Murray
  Edwards College and lecturer in Spanish at Peterhouse. Her books include T _he
  King and the Whore: King Roderick and La Cava_ (2007) and _The Lead Books of
  Granada_ (2013).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  BY THE SAME AUTHOR
  
  
  _The Lead Books of Granada_
  
  
  _The King and the Whore: King Roderick and La Cava_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  THE MOOR’S LAST STAND
  
  
  How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End
  
  
  Elizabeth Drayson
  
  
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  First published in Great Britain in 2017 by
  
  
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  Copyright © Elizabeth Drayson, 2017
  
  
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  All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved
  above, no part of 