An era comes to an end with the death of King Alfonso XI of Castile during the siege of Gibralta in 1350.

Reconquista

Episode 130 - The end of an era

King Alfonso XI of Castile attempts to take the Merinid city of Algeciras.

Episode 129 - The siege of Algeciras

We examine one of the most significant conflicts of the Reconquista - the battle of Salado.

Episode 128 - The Battle of Salado

Family drama erupts inside the royal courts of Aragon, Castile and Portugal in the 1330s, resulting in conflict between the kingdoms.

Episode 127 - Family drama

King Alfonso XI of Castile launches a crusade against the Muslims of Grenada, while the Kingdom of Navarre manages to shake off French rule.

Episode 126 - The return of Navarre

With the rise to power of King Alfonso IV of Aragon in 1327, most of the kings ruling in the Iberian peninsula were named Alfonso.

Episode 125 - The three Alfonsos

During the year 1325, new rulers rose to power in Castile, Grenada and Portugal.

Episode 124 - 1325

Amid changes in leadership, the Muslim Kingdom of Grenada finds itself facing a number of serious challenges.

Episode 123 - Grenada in peril

The mighty Kingdom of Leon and Castile is attacked from all sides as it deals with a succession crisis.

Episode 122 - Castile in peril

King Frederick III of Sicily attempts to hold on to his crown despite having no allies and some very powerful enemies.

Episode 121 - The many challenges facing King Frederick III of Sicily

History

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.

Episode 130 - The end of an era

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