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The Battle of Toro: Portugal's Last Royal Duel
In 1476, two kings faced each other across the River Duero at Toro. Afonso V of Portugal had come to claim the Castilian throne through marriage and war, but Isabella of Castile's husband Ferdinand had other plans. The battle that followed was a bloody, confusing stalemate that both sides claimed as victory. For Portugal, it was the end of a dream — the last time a Portuguese monarch would personally lead an army into a pitched battle for another kingdom's crown. Lucas and Luna walk through the campaign, the shifting alliances of the War of Castilian Succession, the role of Joanna…
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