Thanks for the postings Bad Pilgrim. Bit late but I only came across this thread a week ago and it has taken me a few days to read through.
Have been thinking about one the Catalan Caminos for Spring 2025. As you know, I have walked in your...
Further reading proves me wrong. There was a third Spanish king not buried at El Escorial - Amadeo I (1870-1873), the only Spanish king to come from the House of Savoy.
For those interested in esoteric facts (or who do pub quizzes!) he is buried...
I can now, as I have just finished reading Henry Kamen's Philip V of Spain.
Highly readable and very informative even if at 238 pages it necessarily only scrapes the surface of the life of the longest ruling Spanish monarch. Up to Kamen's book...
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