Every Mad Spanish King Explained

Every mad Spanish king, explained: in 1698, priests tried to exorcise the King of Spain. His confessor believed a witch had bewitched Charles II with a cup of chocolate — and nobody at court called it madness. They called it a curse. This animated history follows how Spain dealt with rulers who could not rule: not with parliaments or doctors, but behind closed palace doors. Joanna of Castile and the coffin she would not bury, locked in Tordesillas for 46 years; Don Carlos, arrested at midnight by his own father Philip II; Charles II "the Bewitched", the last Spanish Habsburg; Philip V and the singer Farinelli, who sang for him every night for years; Ferdinand VI and "the year without a king"; and the day two perfectly sane kings handed Spain to Napoleon at Bayonne. Chapters: 0:00 The King of Spain they tried to exorcise 1:00 Joanna and the coffin 4:04 Don Carlos and the midnight arrest 5:31 Charles II, the last Habsburg 6:36 The bewitched king 7:41 Philip V and Farinelli 9:26 Ferdinand VI, the year without a king 11:15 Bayonne, two sane kings 12:07 How Spain decided a king was mad Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica and standard histories (Bethany Aram, "Juana the Mad"; Geoffrey Parker, "Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II"; Henry Kamen, "Philip V of Spain: The King Who Reigned Twice"; Alvarez, Ceballos & Quinteiro, PLoS ONE 2009, for the inbreeding study of Charles II). Stories such as the shoemaker and the boots, the page thrown from a window, Philip V believing he was a frog and the enchanted chocolate come from contemporary gossip and reports, and are presented as such. Music: YouTube Audio Library. #SpanishHistory #militaryhistory #SketchyWarfare #SpanishKings #CharlesII #Habsburg #JoannaTheMad #DonCarlos #PhilipV #Farinelli #HistoryExplained #AnimatedHistory #Napoleon #MadKings #History