History of Portugal

Last episode, we examined the political and military maneuvers undertaken by the various sovereigns of the peninsula as they sought to exploit the power vacuum left by the death of the emperor.

In this episode, we'll see which of those maneuvers paid off and which did not. Along the way, we'll encounter an intriguing outlaw who served Afonso Henriques, though he was never one to neglect his own interests. And we'll see how the Portuguese almost conquered the city of Badajoz.

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Rythm of War by Zakhar Valaha
Server by Rockot
Faraway by Serge Pavkin Music
The Road From Home by Serge Pavkin Music
Dramatic Cinematic Background by Lexin Music
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This episode, we examine the consequences of the death of the emperor and the typical game of musical chairs that begins whenever a vacuum of power presents itself.

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Music:
Rythm of War by Zakhar Valaha
Positive Classical by Sonican
Sunny Stars by Rockot
Fantasy Medieval by DeusLower
Mystical by Sonican
Gunna by VYREBEATS
War and Peace by Billy Ziogas

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This episode we examine the little we know about an attempt to launch an official crusade in the Peninsula and why that idea was doomed to fail. As well as the decade long mission by Afonso Henriques to conquer the strategically critical city of Alcácer do Sal.

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Music:
Rythm of War by Zakhar Valaha
Ambient Epic Cinematic Orchestra by Rockot
Medieval Settlement by Serge Pavkin Music
Ambient Dream by Free to Use Audio
Deep in the Heart by Magnetic Trailer
A Desert Tale by OB-Lix
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This episode we are examining the early Templars in Portugal. What part if any, did they play in the frontier defenses? Where were they located and how were they funded? We’ll take a closer look at these questions and more, see how this new partnership began to be expressed.

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Music:
Rythm of War by Zakhar Valaha
Orion Nebula by SergePavkinMusic
Cinematic ambien piano by Rockot
Prayer by SergePavkinMusic
Grand View by SergePavkinMusic
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Last time, we surveyed the Atlantic west, covering England, France in the 1100's This episode, we move east and south, into the heart of the continent and down into the Italian peninsula. And what we find there is a story about empire. What it means to claim one, what it costs to try to hold one, and what happens when the people being governed decide they'd rather not be.

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Music:
Alban Elfed by OB-LIX
The Cyber Geisha by OB-LIX
Universe Inside You by Rockot
Memories by ArctSound
A Storm Is Coming by Serge Pavkin Music
Deser Storm II by ArtSlop Flodur
Interstellar Space by SergePavkinMusic
A Desert Tale by OB-LIX
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