Toni Cor: 4 books

On a pleasant autumn day in the year 1357, Pedro, King of Portugal, sets out on a hunt, accompanied by a group of his companions. He soon discovers that wild boar are not his only quarry. Not far from the city of Santarém, where the court is in residence, they find a body in a field, face disfigured,...

In early March of 1362 Dom Pedro, King of Portugal, arrives in Oporto to make merry with its inhabitants on the last day of Carnaval. The townspeople are delighted with his arrival and celebrate the last day before Lent with music and dancing in the streets, drinking and feasting, and the lighting of...

For over a year civil war has been raging in Portugal. The war began when King Afonso ordered the execution of the beautiful Ines de Castro because he believed she was encouraging his son, Crown Prince Pedro, into unwise actions that might lead to war with neighboring Castile. Ines was the only woman...

This book's main character actually existed. Pedro I was king of Portugal from 1357-1367. The earliest account of his life can be found in the Cronicas of Fernao Lopes, one of the earliest Portuguese historians. Lopes tells of his character and his passion for justice. He also includes several incidents...