Mad kings and royal secrets
Chapter 1
The glass kings and fragile minds
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Chapter 2
Bizarre court etiquette and royal rules
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Chapter 3
Posthumous rulers and phantom crowns
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Chapter 4
Animal royalty and sacred beasts
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Ch 3 · Posthumous rulers and phantom crowns
misslily He placed the golden crown on his father’s bones, And made the killers carry it right past the thrones.
Fun Fact
Cadaver Synod: The bizarre 897 AD trial of deceased Pope Formosus ended with his corpse being stripped, mutilated, and thrown into the Tiber River.
Glossary
coronation (noun)
The ceremony of crowning a sovereign or a sovereign's consort. In 1360, Portugal's King Pedro I held a posthumous coronation for his deceased lover, Inês de Castro.
The ceremony of crowning a sovereign or a sovereign's consort. In 1360, Portugal's King Pedro I held a posthumous coronation for his deceased lover, Inês de Castro.
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What did Pedro I of Portugal force his courtiers to do to the exhumed corpse of Inês de Castro?
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In which river was the mutilated body of Pope Formosus thrown after his bizarre trial?
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Which Portuguese king exhumed his deceased lover, Inês de Castro, to crown her queen?
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What was King Charles XIV John's original French commoner name before ascending the Swedish throne?