King Alfonso X introduces a number of unpopular policies inside his realm, causing a rebellion to break out.
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Episode 110 - Crusading capers
As peace settles over the Iberian peninsula, some of the Christian kings decide to journey to the Holy Land on crusade.
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Episode 109 - The Muslim uprising of 1264
The Kingdom of Grenada launches a large scale uprising against Castilian rule in 1264.
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Episode 108 - King Alfonso X of Leon and Castile Part 2
An increasingly frustrated King Alfonso attempts to extend Castilian territory into Navarre, Gascony and northern Africa.
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Episode 107 - King Alfonso X of Leon and Castile
We welcome a new ruler to the kingdoms of Leon and Castile - King Alfonso X. This very ambitious monarch commences his reign by attempting to become the next Holy Roman Emperor.
The history of the rise of Al-Andalus and the gradual re-conquering of Spain by the Spanish Christian kingdoms is an epic tale beginning in the year 712 and concluding with the fall of the Kingdom of Grenada in 1492. Join the History of the Crusades Podcast as we cover this lengthy piece of narrative history.
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