The night smelled of sebum and gunpowder from the archabuces that the guards of King Henry IV walked through the streets of Valladolid. On October 18, 1469, the 18-year-old Infanta Isabel of Castile played the crown in the shadow of the palace of the Vivero. She had escaped from the custody of her brother with only one idea: to marry the heir of Aragon without anyone forbidding him. The union of the two crowns began in a whisper. The future Isab…
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The night smelled of sebum and gunpowder from the archabuces that the guards of King Henry IV walked through the streets of Valladolid. On October 18, 1469, the 18-year-old Infanta Isabel of Castile played the crown in the shadow of the palace of the Vivero. She had escaped from the custody of her brother with only one idea: to marry the heir of Aragon without anyone forbidding him. The union of the two crowns began in a whisper. The future Isab…