The Reconquista - Part 6 History of Aragon

The Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula continues with the Kingdom of Aragon. The Medieval fight between the Christians and the Muslim States of Al Andalus goes back and forth. The Almoravids and the Almohads of North Africa arrive to hold the line. But eventually, in the light of the Crusades and the crusading era, the Christians unite and take the offensive.

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SOURCES
A Vanished World - Chris Lowney
Homage to Al-Andalus - Micheal Barry
Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain - Joesph O'Callaghan
Kingdoms of Faith - Brain Catlas
Muslim Spain and Portgugal - Hugh Kennedy

M U S I C

DEREK & BRANDON FIETCHER
Epic Dwarf Music

ANNO DOMINI (YOUTUBE ARCHIVE)
Still Standing

CHRIS HAUGEN
Spanish Rose

CLAUDIE MACKULA
El Castile de Santiago

DOUG MAXWELL
Pink Flamenco

MUSOPEN.ORG
Asturias - Suite Espanola

JOSS EDWARDS
Sand and Sunburn

[FlashPointHx]

Well lovely viewers, this is the last part of Episode IX! Hope you have enjoyed the early Reconquista - I'm researching the next episode now. Please do me a favor, this has been a month of work for me to produce, if you liked it - please share on social media and spread word about the video podcast. I'm am curious if anyone would want me to compile all the parts of Episode IX into one video. It would be an hour long! Btw, I made a mistake in the intro - spelled Siege wrong. Apologies on that - I chalk it up to being a new sleep deprived father. Until the next video, all the best!!

[cordoba]

This is such a great series I'm glad you keep adding to it. I've never seen such a comprehensive history series on Spain.

[Uncle_Fred]

Yes, yes YES! Proper maps with territories. Thank you. This makes it much easier to follow the narrative and situate things in a broader perspective.

[danielcalvo]

Am.spanish raised in france and never thought spain had sych a crazy history during arabic occupation....its absolutely insane!!

[manulad]

Off to play as Aragon in 1212ad Total War now… 🙃

Quite impressively how this whole video is set up to get to the exact same gameplay intro at the battle of Tolosa in 1212!!!

[OrbitRex]

Great video thank you very much! Navas de Tolosa was the mother of all medieval battles! All Christian kingdoms fought well and the military orders did a great job too. The Navarra kingdom troops were critical in the offensive and reaches the Saracen leadership destroying it. After this battle nothing’s was the same in Spain and Europe. Other great warrior Kong’s like Ferdinand the III, Alfonso X and Ferdinand the Catholic (and Isabel) continued their quest for the a reconquista with great success.

[BrentWilliams]

I've never been all that interested in Spain, at least outside of expansion into the new world, so at first I wasn't all that interested in this series. But wow, your ability to tell a story is incredible and I'm absolutely hooked. WONDERFUL series!

[sahhaf]

very, very good... actually, excellent... I wish you make similar programs on medieval france, germany and italy...

It is marvelous to have digested a sizeable chunk of the history of medieval spain in a single hour...

[taintofcartman]

Yes! Just listened to the podcast for this, but the videos are so much better

[rdf]

This story would make one hell of a TV series especially if HBO did it.

[afptoronto]

I love this series.

I'd love it if you guys did one on the Roman conquest of Hispania too. I can't find any good vids about that on YouTube!

[IAmJacobyy]

Didn't know the Spanish peoples had a name they loved to over use for their rulers. Like Louise for France, or Constantine for Byzantium. Alfonso for the Spanish.

[nikzad]

WOW 23 minutes! I look forward to see the whole history in one single documentary

[daya]

Excellent, great content, music and narration. Thank you.

[deltatrippers]

The longer timeline is a better fit. The story seemed to come together just right. Great job as always.
Now go get some sleep cuz we're going to be needing our next episode!

[MihkelO]

Great video! Does anyone know the name of the song that starts around 16.50?

[Woldemar]

holy shit i just did a marathon through your episodes about La reconquista! and frantically im really impressed, and amazed, btw your humor is quite good +1

[TheHistoryofSpainPodcast]

Aragó, Aragó! Great video as always :)

[davidwilliams]

Wow this is fascinating and well made, thanks.

[antoniplebanski]

Really appreciate every episode you created. This music, your voice and animations are awesome.