Madrid in the early 18th century was a city anchored by its ancient royal residence, the Royal Alcázar. The Alcázar had stood, layer upon...
Carlos II has taken a bad rap for centuries for being a weak, feeble, half-wit, and the unfortunate product of generations of intra-family marriages...
Castile and Aragon are both rising to the top as the most powerful and most successful kingdoms in Spain (before it was called Spain)....