Aftermath
This episode we examine what happened after the conquest of Lisboa. How was this new territory organized and incorporated into the Portuguese project? We’ll also try to understand the larger social an...
28 Mar 23min
12th Century Context Series - Episode:1 England & France in the 12th Century
One of the things that I have wanted to do for a while now was to provide a wider context of the world we have been exploring on this show. So, I teamed up with my friend James Cassese who has researc...
14 Mar 25min
De Expugnatione Lyxbonensi (The Conquest of Lisboa)-Part 2
This bonus episode is the continuation of the reading of our main source for the conquest of Lisboa in 1147.Join me on Patreon! patreon.com/historyofportugalCheck out the fee tier and join the convers...
10 Feb 27min
De Expugnatione Lyxbonensi (The Conquest of Lisboa)-Part 1
This bonus episode is the first part of a reading of our main source for the conquest of Lisboa in 1147.Join me on Patreon! patreon.com/historyofportugalCheck out the fee tier and join the conversatio...
27 Jan 33min
Lisboa
This episode we will cover what is arguably on of the most important milestone of Afonso Henriques reign, the conquest of Lisboa. Join me on Patreon! patreon.com/historyofportugalCheck out the fee tie...
15 Des 202523min
The Royal Family
This episode we explore one of the missing critical pieces of Afonso's puzzle, which was a was a royal marriage. We see how his marriage to Matilda of Savoy and the subsequent birth of his legitimate ...
28 Nov 202520min
Miles Sancti Petri
In this episode, we will be doing a deep dive into some we touched only lightly in a previous episode, the rather significant act of Afonso Henriques declaring his vassalage to the Pope. We’ll explore...
14 Nov 202521min
Divine Mission
In this episode, we explore how the collapse of Almoravid power plunged the western lands of Al-Andalus into chaos. Rival Muslim leaders like Ibn Qasi and Ibn Wasir fought for control, while Afonso He...
26 Okt 202517min
