Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets In the last of the series of posts that we are dedicating in the blog to the conquest of Wales by England (see the posts Edward I of England against Llywelyn Prince of Wales and Edward I, Wales and the Arthurian legends) we had noted that in March 1282 ther
The war of succession it was a conflict that lasted 12 years from 1701 to 1713 with the Treaty of Utrecht. The testament of Carlos II did not provoke at first any opposition; All the sovereigns —with the exception of the Emperor— recognized the Duke of Anjou as King of Spain and, in April 1701, Feli
The name of the de la Cerda family frequently resonated in accounts of the struggle for power in late medieval Castile and continued to play a prominent role in Spanish politics well into the Modern Age; The famous princess of Éboli was called Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda y de Silva y Álvarez de Toled
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets When we hear the name of Richard the Lionheart, the chivalrous figure of the great warrior and famous king of England who fought in the Third Crusade against Saladin and who played a leading role in the adventures of legendary characters such as Robin im