castile

Lets say, that quick end came to the House of Trastamara in 1379: in January of that year John only son and heir of king Henry II, dies without issue, followed by father (who IOTL died in May 1379, son's death could hasten it). What happens then? War of Castilian Succession? Henry II of...

In 1385, Portugal staged one of the biggest upsets in military history by defeating Castile in the Battle of Aljubarrota. However, what's not widely known is that the Castilian king was in the battle. As the Castilian Army was being destroyed, the King hurriedly left, but not before being chased...

In 1487, Christopher Columbus presented his proposal of sailing the ocean blue by going west and reaching the Indies that way. IOTL, we know Portugal knew that this proposal was wrong, and promptly rejected it. Some historians believe that the King of Portugal at that time, João II of Portugal...

Enrique, son of John II of Castile and Maria of Aragon, married Blanche of Navarre. They had no children, so he divorced her and married Juana of Portugal. Juana gave birth to a daughter who was suspected to be an illegitimate child and this led to a succession war, but what if the marriage...

Charles, Prince of Viana, son of John II of Aragon, died in 1451 and John II had two daughters, Juana and Maria, from his second marriage. At the same time, his daughter Blanca gave birth to Maria's daughter from Henry of Castile, then died in childbirth in 1448. John II, King of Aragon...

Um Novo Reino In 1474, the Castilian and Aragonese crowns united through the marriage of Queen Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand V of Aragon of 1469, giving birth to the Spanish monarchy. Nevertheless, Castile also got closer under the previous reigns with the kingdom of Portugal by different...

Starting in the 11th century, what are the best PODs that can result in Castile being less powerful and influential?

On the 22nd of April 1451, Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile gave birth to a baby girl in Ávila‎. That baby girl was named Isabella, and she would go on to become possibly one of the most famous Queens in all of history. So the WI is, what if Queen Isabella I of Castile "The Catholic" was...

As we all know, James II, count of Urgell succeeded to the throne of Aragon as King James III after the death of his cousin Martin. Although it looked like a close run thing for a moment (due to parliamentary debate over which claimant had the best claim) James ended up winning the most votes by...

On 1498, Joanna of Aragon would die months after giving birth to Eleanor, her daughter who would be a child monarch of Castile, Eleanor was handed by Philip to Isabella as her successor in Castile when the Cortes has made her the successor of Castile. This would also cement the succession of...

if he attacks earlier than 1348 or he doesnt die of plague and the city falls what consequences would there for the reconquista?

OTL, Juana was queen of Castile and Aragon. What if she had died childless before she could inherit, leaving her younger sister, Catalina de Aragon as her heiress? How is Katherine going to juggle between three different kingdoms when she's also queen consort of England? Is Mary going to become...

OTL, the treaty of Tordesillas, and all that was to prevent war between those two kingdoms. But in the event that a Portuguese Castilian union forms while leaving Aragon out via a marriage of Isabella and John II of Portugal (hell maybe Afonso V's first son named john lives) then, well... war is...

Basically as the tin says, could Castile have settled all of Macronesia (Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde Islands) before Portugal rediscovered/colonized them? What possible impact might Castilian settlement of the additional islands have ?

In 1463, Isabella of Castile is married to Edward IV keeping her out of the succession of Castile in favor of Juana, her niece. Isabella of Castile would provide her husband, Edward IV of the following issue. Elizabeth b. October 2, 1470 Edward b. May 31, 1475 Richard, Duke of York b. June...

this an underlooked Pod mostly because it didn't have an immediate consequences as the victorious Yusuf had to return to africa due to the death of his heir also it was in most senses a pyrrhic victory due to the high casualties the berbers suffered how ever the defeat did stop the chirstians...

As title says-when Columbus returns from his first voyage he finds that only one of Catholic Monarchs is still alive and Aragon and Castile are not united anymore. What happens? Are next voyages butterflied away or delayed due to troubles in Iberia? Or is Isabella still interested in exploring...

On 1469, Edward IV’s first wife, Elizabeth Woodville would die of Puerperal fever, she has given birth to three daughters already, Princess Elizabeth, Anne and Cecily, Edward IV’s men would search for a bride and Alfonso V would want to secure an alliance with England and would want to marry one...

In 1371, John of Gaunt the third surviving son of Edward III of England married Constance of Castle. Constance was the illegitimate daughter of Pedro the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon. Pedro had been usurped and murdered by his illegitimate half brother John of Trastamara, who ascended to...

Modern Portugal traces its roots to the successful independence war waged by Afonso I, who broke free from the Kingdom of Leon in 1129. But I wonder, how could Afonso I lose this war, and what would come of it? I imagine Portugal would be in a tense situation since the Leonese themselves were a...