WOTW - 11 - Part 1 - Reconquista The Last Kingdom of Islam - Moors of Granada
In the early 13th Century, the Reconquista has advanced as never before. Under the warrior King of Castile, Ferdinand III, Al Andalus has been diminished to a fragment of her former glory. But her leg...
18 Nov 201957min
WOTW - 10 - Part 2 - Reconquista The Next Generation - Alphonso X The Wise King
The year is now 1252. Ferdinand III, the warrior king of Castile, is dead. He leaves his son the most powerful kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula. Alphonso X comes to power, and while he has ambitious g...
8 Juni 201958min
WOTW - 10 - Part 1 - Reconquista The Next Generation - Ferdinand III The Warrior King
The story of the Reconquista continues in the aftermath of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Castile is united with Leon, creating the largest Kingdom since the time of the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordo...
31 Mars 201958min
WOTW - 9 - The History of the Reconquista - The Rise of the Christian Kingdoms
We take a step back in this episode and look at the Rise of the Christian Kingdoms and the beginning of the epic struggle to retake the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims. With the birth of Asturias, ...
15 Dec 20181h 18min
WOTW - 8 - Almohads & Las Navas De Tolosa - History of Islamic Spain
The story of Al Andalus & Moorish Spain continues as the Almoravids are replaced by an even more fundamental Almohad. However, the Christian Kingdoms in the north are also becoming more organized in t...
2 Sep 20181h 16min
War of the Worlds - Bonus - The First Crusade
We break from the history of Al Andalus and take a quick peek on the other end of the Mediterranean. A new era in warfare begins as the Crusades would start and pit Christianity versus Islam. ANCIE...
14 Juli 201842min
War of the Worlds - EP 7 - Taifas & Almoravids - History of Moorish Spain
The historical narrative continues as the Taifa states discover that a house divided can not stand. In this difficulty situation they look for help from the Almoravids who have grown in power in North...
31 Maj 201851min
War of the Worlds - EP 6 - Cordoba & Moorish Spain - The Ornament of the World
A look into the cultural heritage of Moorish Spain. Was it truly a golden age of enlightenment and meaningful co-existence? Or was it just an over celebrated failed experiment in multiculturalism? Co...
5 Apr 201851min
