We are closing in on the eve of a major moment in Spain’s history: its unification and the Discovery of the New World. But before that happens, the two biggest kingdoms at the time, Castile and Aragon, experience periods of intense instability. There’s no time for boredom here as they struggle to keeps things together. Listen and learn more. Enjoy!
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We are closing in on the eve of a major moment in Spain’s history: its unification and the Discovery of the New World. But before that happens, the two biggest kingdoms at the time, Castile and Aragon, experience periods of intense instability. There’s no time for boredom here as they struggle to keeps things together. Listen and learn more. Enjoy!
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If I were to tell you that John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III, and one of the wealthiest and most dashing individuals in England, not only once claimed the throne of Castile in late 14th century but actually tried to the take kingdom over, would believe me? Well, you should, because it really happened. Both he and his older brother, Edward, the Black Prince, were active in these lands during this volatile period in European history. Listen to this brief podcast and learn more. Enjoy!
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Death of a King, birth of a dynasty and a Spanish expression
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In 1369, King Pedro I came face-to-face with his archrival, his stepbrother Enrique, and the two gambled the future of Spain on the outcome of a duel fought with daggers. The image you see apparently depicts the moment of truth. The winner would go on to found one of Spain’s most famous royal dynasties and one of the participants in the clash, Bertrand du Gueslin, would coin a phrase that’s still used in Spanish today. Listen and learn more.
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Castile and Aragon are both rising to the top as the most powerful and most successful kingdoms in Spain (before it was called Spain). But it’s a tough century for everyone with the Bubonic Plague and the Hundred Years’ War ravaging Europe. To make matters worse, a civil war and endless fights for succession. Nothing is ever easy here, but it makes for some pretty fascinating history. Listen and enjoy!
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If you thought the situation in Spain would getter any easier to follow, think again!!! It continues to to be murky as we are often not talking about just one kingdom, but many at the same time. The different kingdoms and regions progress. Of them all, Castile and Aragon appear to be coming out on top. Muslim Spain, Al Andalus, has now been pushed back to the south, and culture in the Christian kingdoms is on the rise. Literature, music and universities appear! Listen and enjoy!
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If you thought the situation in Spain would getter any easier to follow, think again!!! It continues to to be murky as we are often not talking about just one kingdom, but many at the same time. The different kingdoms and regions progress. Of them all, Castile and Aragon appear to be coming out on top. Muslim Spain, Al Andalus, has now been pushed back to the south, and culture in the Christian kingdoms is on the rise. Literature, music and universities appear! Listen and enjoy!
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SPANISH HISTORY 101, EP. 20: 12th Century and the Plot Thickens
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The 12th Century and Spain is still a land of half a dozen kingdoms vying for control and a score of Muslim principalities known as taifas. Throw in an invasion or two by the Moors and what you have is unimaginable instability. Little by little, the Muslims are beginning to lose their grip on Al Andalus, but it is ever so slow. Castile is on the rise, Aragon has come of age, and even Portugal has come out and become its own kingdom. Listen and learn more. Enjoy!
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The 12th Century and Spain is still a land of half a dozen kingdoms vying for control and a score of Muslim principalities known as taifas. Throw in an invasion or two by the Moors and what you have is unimaginable instability. Little by little, the Muslims are beginning to lose their grip on Al Andalus, but it is ever so slow. Castile is on the rise, Aragon has come of age, and even Portugal has come out and become its own kingdom. Listen and learn more. Enjoy!
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SPANISH HISTORY 101, EP. 19: The 11th Century and the Madness Goes On
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It’s the 11th Century and the situation in the Iberian Peninsula is as chaotic and uncertain as ever. Power struggles, civil wars, fratricide, invasions; it seems as if nothing is under control. Not for anyone. But it makes for some pretty exciting, albeit, confusing history. Listen and learn more. Enjoy!
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