US EditionHow I discovered Spain’s Esther while writing Rebecca of Ivanhoe
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How I discovered Spain’s Esther while writing Rebecca of Ivanhoe
I stumbled across Rachel of Esra, the Jewish mistress to King Alfonso VIII and Spain’s Esther for a brief shining moment, when I was doing research about Toledo in the 12th century for my novel, Rebecca of Ivanhoe. She was known as Rahel La Fermosa, Rachel the Beautiful, and she apparently wielded considerable influence with the King, so much so that he appointed several Jews to his cabinet at her suggestion. Near the end of his novel, Ivanhoe, …
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