Antonio Montero Alcaide
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Castile, 1350. At the dawn of the Black Death, Alfonso XI finds his final destination in the kingdom of Gibraltar, leaving behind a kingdom divided be
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tween his love for his mistress, Eleanor of Guzmán, and his duty to his wife, María of Portugal. His death unleashes a fierce struggle for power, in which his son Peter I inherits a throne marked by intrigue, excessive passions and family betrayals. Between the Seville of the Alcázar and the battlefields, A rey muerto weaves a vibrant and tragic story, where women like Eleanor and Mary struggle to leave their mark in a world that relegates them to the margins of official power, but places them at the center of the most momentous decisions. With a narrative full of emotion, Antonio Montero Alcaide immerses us in the heart of medieval Castile, where loyalty, ambition and destiny intertwine in a prophecy that will shape the future of a kingdom.
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