The Joke That Emptied the Throne of Aragon
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Discover the bizarre true story of the joke that killed a king and emptied the throne of Aragon. In this history documentary, we explore how a single jest led to a succession crisis that reshaped the Mediterranean. Chapters: 00:00 A king laughed himself to death 00:12 The joke was about a deer 00:24 Three questions 00:36 Five centuries 00:48 One legitimate son 01:00 The son dies first 01:12 Eleven months to make an heir 01:24 The goose 01:36 Borra was a real man 01:48 A deer hanging by its tail 02:00 Three hours 02:12 Historians disagree 02:24 Two years and one month 02:36 A Mediterranean power with no instructions 02:48 The grandson the Pope refused 03:00 What an empty throne actually costs 03:12 Five men, five holes 03:24 Urgell wrecks himself 03:36 The man who killed the archbishop 03:48 They voted 04:00 Six of nine 04:12 Why him 04:24 It ran out of men 04:36 Catalonia never forgave it 04:48 Where the sideways step ended 05:00 The deer is why we remember Sources & further reading: • Martin I of Aragon — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_I_of_Aragon • Compromise of Caspe — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_Caspe • Ferdinand I of Aragon — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_I_of_Aragon • House of Barcelona — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Barcelona
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