no iberian union

The Iberian Union was a dynastic personal union between Spain and Portugal. It started because King Sebastian I died in a war with Morocco without producing an heir. Then his uncle, Henry, became king but was old and a cardinal, which meant he couldn't get married. So, once he died, this led to...

I'm talking about this guy, who was the son of king João III and died at the age of 16 from either tuberculosis or diabetes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Manuel,_Prince_of_Portugal Let's say he's a bit healthier and succeeds his father whem he passes away in 1557. I assume his reign...

What if, between 1581 - 1582, during the midst of the War of Portuguese Succession, one day, a ship arrives in the port of Lisbon, and steps off it, is the thought-dead Sebastian of Portugal. Having been captured by the Moroccans, and kept prisoner in secret for years, until he paid a ransom. He...

Sebastião I de Portugal, attributed to Cristóvão de Morais. Since he was very young, the subject of the marriage of King Sebastian I of Portugal was one of much discussion at the court of the Paço da Ribeira. Shortly after his birth, which happened two weeks after the death of his father...

Before anything else, greetings to you reader and fellow history lover. For a few years I have been reading alternate timelines mostly about my country Portugal and I decided to give it a go at writing an alternate timeline of my own. I have experimented with many scenarios until I settled on...