Im November 2025 nimmt uns Aintzane Sanchez Labaka mit in den Mahlstrom aus Hofintrigen und Gewalt, der schließlich im Coup von Tordesillas mündete.

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“Along with their terminology, the Romans had passed down to early medieval Europe the belief that crowds were an important source of validation. Hordes of admirers attested to the holiness of relics. Adoring masses confirmed a ruler’s legitimacy. Though elections in the early Middle Ages were hardly democratic, unanimous approbation by crowds was an important part of the ritual. ‘In a world with no voting booths or opinion polls,’ Bobrycki writes, ‘claims about collective will implied collective performances.’ It was routine for those running for office to accuse their rivals of crowd manipulation.”

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n20/pablo-scheffer/among-the-rabble

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