tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post3833452864893791904..comments2024-03-21T00:15:41.466-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Kerri Mahon: Juana of Castile: Mad for Love or Political Pawn?Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-17291938933757461612015-12-09T20:53:24.478-05:002015-12-09T20:53:24.478-05:00I just watched "Mad Love" and was intrig...I just watched "Mad Love" and was intrigued to find out more about Juana - so I am here! My comment is that Juana and Philippe were 17 year olds for gawds sake! Of course they enjoyed each other's bodies! I remember when I was first married - or at least first having sex with my new innocent girlfriend - that she believed "it" could go on forever like this - "this" being uninhibited sexual desire and pleasure. Let's face it, Philippe may actually have been a great lover who knew how (had been trained??) to satisfy a woman/girl. So Juana was simply a young girl in love with love and, I think as the movie portrays, insanely jealous to be losing her lover to others. Normal stuff. Normal to be jealous. Normal for a young virile and desirable young man to want some on the side particularly when you consider that his young wife was pregnant for half of their short marriage! I think the movie was right on in showing Juana's obsession with her sexual need and "love" for her husband. Unfortunately for Juana she did not seem to realize (or may not have had the social/cultural freedom) that there were lots of other males in the vicinity who may have been able to satisfy her visceral needs. Philippe didn't have a problem solving his sexual needs. And I think any normal person like Juana would have gone mad being locked up for 47 years!Dave Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896210219263122099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-38091167041701336952014-06-06T12:36:00.969-04:002014-06-06T12:36:00.969-04:00I totally agree, I was thinking about the same thi...I totally agree, I was thinking about the same thing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860285821992789546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-65166924717379755942013-11-07T09:22:59.234-05:002013-11-07T09:22:59.234-05:00I've read a lot about Juana the mad, but i nev...I've read a lot about Juana the mad, but i never noticed the fact, that she should have been suffering from postpartum depression. Did she suffer from it "from the beginning" after giving birth to her first child or would it have happened after Philips death while giving birth to her last child.<br />I know it is an old article by now, but unfortunately I haven't read it until now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648735236013532020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-44748427439351312112013-08-23T09:56:39.215-04:002013-08-23T09:56:39.215-04:00There is a book called Sister Queens which focuses...There is a book called <i>Sister Queens</i> which focuses on Juana's and Catherine's lives. It was written by Julia Fox. Check this out http://scandalouswoman.blogspot.com.au/2009/06/juana-of-castile-mad-for-love-or.htmlCarolyn Cashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137995097624189175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-23490219230142237952011-09-24T17:24:26.433-04:002011-09-24T17:24:26.433-04:00I think had Juana not been so attached to her husb...I think had Juana not been so attached to her husband, and had she stayed in spain until her mothers death, she could've became queen without her husband, and kept him far from power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-58504056793049452322009-12-01T17:21:12.525-05:002009-12-01T17:21:12.525-05:00another book you guys should check out is "Th...another book you guys should check out is "The Scroll of Seduction", by Gioconda Belli.<br /><br />I watched "Mad Love" and found the movie to be rife with historical errors, in addition to pushing the idiotic "Juana was mad" theory.<br /><br />Her father, husband AND son were all despicable in their treatment of her, and they all got their just deserts.Midorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09731983893577180900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-3841420226830703382009-07-19T17:29:06.187-04:002009-07-19T17:29:06.187-04:00I have yet to read The Last Queen, but I have been...I have yet to read The Last Queen, but I have been thinking on buying it for a while now. I do believe that Juana could have ruled her country well.Malena of Royal Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863273055957133609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-15915752023034208952009-07-06T16:46:26.798-04:002009-07-06T16:46:26.798-04:00I completely agree, and The last Queen was such a ...I completely agree, and The last Queen was such a good book. Defiantly a top favorite!Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610444517085989215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-76917637131217169832009-07-02T23:35:18.818-04:002009-07-02T23:35:18.818-04:00You're absolutely right. The women on that li...You're absolutely right. The women on that line of the family tree all have amazing stories to tell!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-69080627361534008112009-07-02T10:20:44.124-04:002009-07-02T10:20:44.124-04:00Heather, I first learned about Juana when I watche...Heather, I first learned about Juana when I watched Mad Love, and then read about her in Doomed Queens. I find her story even more fascinating in a way then her sister Catherine of Aragon. Someone should write a dual biography about the two of them along with Isabella.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-39946401616522350092009-07-01T22:33:18.689-04:002009-07-01T22:33:18.689-04:00One of my favourite NYC based bands is called Mad ...One of my favourite NYC based bands is called Mad Juana. :)Leanna Renee Hieberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687827421608625020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-72722450072805536982009-07-01T22:03:32.911-04:002009-07-01T22:03:32.911-04:00I am very curious to know more about her upbringin...I am very curious to know more about her upbringing. And I will also have to check out Mad Love!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052080882886879580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-16940755613566635822009-07-01T13:55:55.396-04:002009-07-01T13:55:55.396-04:00I'm so glad you wrote about Joanna! I was exp...I'm so glad you wrote about Joanna! I was exposed to her story in Waldherr's Dommed Queens, so I'm glad that you expanded on her tale.Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.com