In the year 1350, Pedro I, born in 1334, succeeded his father Alfonso XI on the throne of Castilla y León, only to die just 19 years later, murdered by his brother Enrique de Trastámara. Pedro I will be the first king to swear the Basque charters before the Guernika tree. With it, Castilla achieved hegemony of the wool trade to the detriment of Flanders. Furthermore, he forces the nobles to pay their peasants a salary. (FILMAFFINITY)
