The Lisbon Regicide

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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On February 1, 1908, the political fortunes of Portugal changed forever. The royal family was returning to Lisbon, traveling in an open horse-drawn carriage. While they were traveling, in broad daylight, and in front of dozens of witnesses, two radicals gunned down both the king and the heir apparent, throwing the Portuguese monarchy into chaos. The effect of what happened almost 120 years ago can still be felt today. Learn more about the Lisbon 7Regicide, how and why it happened, and its repercussions, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Jerry Compare quotes and coverages side-by-side from up to 50 top insurers at jerry.ai/daily American Scandal Follow American Scandal on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On February 1st, 1908, the political fortunes of Portugal changed forever.
0:05.0	The royal family was returning to Lisbon traveling in an open, horse-drawn carriage.
0:09.5	While they were traveling, in broad daylight, in front of dozens of witnesses,
0:13.5	two radicals gunned down both the king and the heir apparent, throwing the Portuguese monarchy into chaos.
0:19.6	The effect of what happened almost 120 years ago can still be felt today.
0:24.6	Learn more about the Lisbon Regicide, how it happened, why it happened,
0:28.6	and it tree percussion on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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1:43.2	It is astonishing how the fortunes of an entire country can change in an instant.
1:47.8	And this is precisely what happened to Portugal on February 1, 1908.
1:52.7	To understand the events of that day, we need to know what the situation was in Portugal leading up to it.
1:54.5	Portugal was in bad shape in the early 20th century.
1:58.9	Once a great maritime empire, it was struggling with crushing debt,
2:02.4	political instability, and growing public discontent. Portugal had been living beyond its mean for decades,
2:08.1	borrowing heavily from foreign creditors, particularly the United Kingdom. The country's finances
2:13.8	were in such shambles that it had to partially declare bankruptcy in 1892.
2:19.3	King Carlos I, who had ruled since 1889, found himself caught between impossible pressures.
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