The armored carriage that stopped a bomb - and cost him a crown's faith

Child Kings of History · Sep 2, 2026 · 19m

A teenage king rides through Madrid in an armored wedding carriage after a bomb; the question is what his choices cost him.

The armored carriage that stopped a bomb - and cost him a crown's faith

In this episode, we follow Alfonso XIII from his birth as a king to the moment an armored carriage shields him and his new wife from a wedding-day bomb. We trace the early influences on his rule, the loss of empire, and the decisions that set his reign on a perilous course-what did it cost him?

Person: Alfonso XIII

Date: May 31, 1906

Location: Madrid

Event: Bomb thrown at wedding carriage

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