23.3 Las Navas de Tolosa 1212, Part 3, Medieval Spain, Rise of the Almohads
The Almohads arrive in Spain from North Africa and threaten to overwhelm the peninsula. The greatest resistance comes not from the Christian kingdoms, but from a fellow Muslim known as 'El Rey Lobo' (...
29 Jan 201621min
23.2 Las Navas de Tolosa 1212, Part 2
The birth of the kingdom of Portugal, the Siege of Lisbon, and the Union of Aragon and Catalonia - the political map of the peninsula begins to formwww.historyeurope.netPicture: Spanish town of Tortos...
22 Jan 201617min
23.1 Early Muslim Medieval Spain
Before 1085 in Spain there was little question that it was the Muslims who had the upper hand in the balance of power. But after King Alfonso VI captured the city of Toledo in 1085, the Christians bec...
16 Jan 201635min
22.1 End of The Hundred Years War, Guest Episode on History of England Podcast
A recent guest episode for the History of England podcast on the End of the Hundred Years War, in brief the years after Agincourt 1415, but focusing on the last four years from 1449-1453 and the Battl...
6 Jan 201639min
21.4 Chateau Gaillard 1203-04, Part 4, King John, Philip II Augustus
King John of England in his first year or two of rule achieved some successes, but his lack of tact and diplomacy, plus poor decision-making lost him many allies in France. The focus of the escalating...
12 Des 201528min
21.3 Sons of King Henry II of England Rebel, Encouraged by Philip II of France
The sons of King Henry II of England, impatient for power of their own and encouraged by Louis VII and then Philip II Augustus of France, rebel against their father and end up damaging the cause of th...
3 Des 201530min
21.2 Louis VII of France Builds a Power Base
The story of France in the High Middle Ages, the reigns of Louis VI and Louis VII. As the twelfth century opened the kings of France barely controlled much land beyond Paris, but these two monarchs be...
27 Nov 201520min
21.1 Chateau Gaillard 1203-04, Part 1, Angevin Empire
William the Conqueror's conquest of England in 1066 and the division of his lands between England and Normandy sowed the seeds for centuries of Anglo-French conflict. This episode covers the reigns of...
21 Nov 201523min
