WOTW - 11 - Part 3 - Reconquista The Last Kingdom of Islam - The Golden Age
The story of the Reconquista continues into the time of Muhammad V who ruled over Nasrid Granada during her Golden Age. However, just to the north, Muhammad's friend and ally, Peter I of Castile, woul...
23 Juli 202058min
WOTW - 11 - Part 2 - The History of the Black Death
The Black Death was the greatest pandemic in history. While it was estimated that 30-40% of Europe perished, world wide the death toll came to over 200 million. The story of the Plague is the story of...
3 Maj 20201h 4min
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
