- 60
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 79
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About History of Portugal
On this show we retrace the history of the Portuguese people, beginning with its deepest roots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Rob Mendes
- Category
- history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
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Sancho I

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Sancho I
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So we could be seeing a gradual transition of power as it was expressed in the medieval conception of government. And though it's obvious that Sancho assumed responsibility for military activities, Afonso Henriques must have maintained supreme authority, because there are several surviving documents of the same time period where King Afonso is seen making unilateral decrees and decisions with no reference or signature of his son. But regardless of the particulars, it seems like there wasn't any change in the overall objectives of the royal court from one ruler to another. They are focused on public administration, and especially on the settlement and defense of territory. […]
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