Dos hermanas para un rey

Portugal, late fifteenth century: Justa, the nursemaid of little Manuel, Duke of Beja, never doubted that he was "The Chosen One", the one who, according to prophecies, was called to reconquer Jerusalem and unite all men under the same faith. Although he was not born to be king, the fates conspired so that, in 1495, after the death of his nephew and the murders of his brother and his brother-in-law, he became the successor of John II. Nicknamed the Venturoso, his ships reached India and Brazil, which allowed him to build an empire worthy of the wise man of the West, which was what he secretly called himself. Under his reign, Lisbon became the center of the spice trade, with the streets teeming with spies, merchants, riches and never-before-seen intrigue. Isabel, daughter of the Catholic kings and widow of Alfonso, the son of Juan II, resisted being married to the new king. She wanted to live her sadness in peace. But from the first day he saw her, Manuel was determined to make her his, even if for that he had to first expel the heretics and then the Jews from Portugal. Unfortunately, the marital bliss was short-lived, as Isabel died in childbirth and soon after her only child would follow her to the grave. It was necessary to guarantee the succession. The time had come for Mary, Elizabeth's sister.