Episode 17: King Charles II Of Spain Part One - Livin' la Genética Loca

Oh, happy Habsburgs: one of the most successful royal dynasties in European history, best known for inbreeding itself into extinction. One fine scion of this noble family, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs, was Charles II, known as Charles the Hexed for all the horrifying ways his family's genetics ruined his life and his face. Today we're talking inbreeding, morganatic marriage, and the oft underappreciated benefits of adulterous affairs with peasants.