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TBG: I’ll Use My Modern Knowledge to Save the Spanish Empire

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What would you do if you woke up in the body of the most important man in the world, right at the worst moment in history? A modern historian dies tragically, only to open his eyes in a silk canopied bed surrounded by unimaginable luxury. But the truth hits harder than death itself: he has been reborn in 17th century Spain. And he’s no ordinary noble. Gabriel’s existence is an anomaly that threatens all of Europe. The Madrid court is a nest of vipers where French and Austrian ambassadors sharpen their knives, waiting for the king’s death so they can carve up the dying Spanish Empire. And now, this new prince is the only thing standing in their way. With a weak father who has been manipulated for years, and surrounded by enemies who want him dead before he reaches adulthood, the heir must use every bit of his historical knowledge and modern cunning not only to survive poison and assassins, but to attempt the impossible: To stop the empire’s collapse, reform a corrupt system, and rewrite Spain’s fate before the War of Spanish Succession tears everything apart. All while governing from a distant Captaincy General as the empire fractures under the weight of its own civil war. History says the Spanish Habsburgs ended here. He intends to prove history wrong.
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