A Monk's Loose Tongue, A Kingdom Lost
Early Modern Europe

A Monk's Loose Tongue, A Kingdom Lost

A pastry cook's son almost became king of Portugal because some monks couldn't tell the difference between divine revelation and wishful thinking.

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Early Modern EuropePortugal16th CenturyImpostureMonasticismSuccession DisputeKing SebastiãoMateus ÁlvaresSpanish RuleMoroccoNational Identity

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