New History of Spain

In episode 45, I explain the founding myths of Castile and whether Count Fernán González was truly the one who liberated Castile from the Kingdom of León.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Hook
00:18 The Foundational Myths of Castile
07:45 The Reunification of Castile under Fernán González
12:08 Fernán González at the Head of Álava and Castile
16:47 Did Fernán González Make Castile Independent from León?
20:06 The Verdict: Fernán González in Popular Memory Today
20:48 Outro

The political history of the Catalan counties in the first half of the 10th century is little known, but I explain it in episode 44, covering topics such as the relations between the counts and the kings of West Francia or the war between the House of Cerdanya and the House of Barcelona for the counties of Urgell and Besalú, which culminated in the tragic death of the firstborn son of Count Sunyer of Barcelona.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Hook
00:29 How the Catalan Counties Gradually Fell Out of Frankish Hands
04:36 The County of Empúries in the First Half of the 10th Century
10:53 Sunyer I, Count of Barcelona, Girona, and Osona
14:14 The Pyrenean Counties after the Death of Wifred the Hairy
17:42 The Battle of Baltarga: The Struggle for the County of Urgell
22:10 The Verdict: The Difficulty of Writing Comital History
23:30 Outro

The Battle of Simancas–Alhándega was a turning point in medieval Iberia. Episode 43 explores how it unfolded and its consequences for al-Andalus and the Kingdom of León, while also examining King Ramiro II's reign and the end of internal revolts after Zaragoza's submission.
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00:00 Hook
00:30 King Ramiro II of León and His Time
06:05 The Osma Campaign of 934: The Submission of Pamplona?
10:42 The Submission of Zaragoza in 937: An Umayyad Victory?
16:51 The Battle of Simancas–Alhándega, the Caliph's Most Resounding Defeat
23:42 The Consequences of the Battle of Simancas–Alhándega
31:48 The Verdict: The Ideas of Political Legitimacy of the Umayyads of Córdoba
33:01 Outro

In episode 42 we see the political history of the Iberian Peninsula in the 920s with the struggles between Christians and Muslims in the north, the end of the fitna of the Emirate and the proclamation of the Caliphate of Córdoba, and the Andalusi advances in the proxy war of the Maghreb between Umayyads and Fatimids.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Hook
00:25 The Partition of the Banu Qasi Domains
06:24 Power Struggles in León, 924–932
10:00 The Legacy of Sancho I of Pamplona
12:46 The End of the Hafsunid Rebellion
16:01 Abd al-Rahman III of Córdoba Proclaims Himself Caliph
21:33 The End of the Fitna: The Submission of Mérida, Badajoz, and Toledo
24:49 The Battle for the Maghreb: The Andalusi Conquest of Ceuta and Melilla
27:45 The Verdict: What Truly Concerned the Umayyads?
28:48 Outro

Emir Abd al-Rahman III inherited a fragmented kingdom plagued by rebels and in just five years he had already reimposed Umayyad authority over most core provinces of the Emirate of Córdoba. How was this possible? I explain how he ended the fitna, the rise of the Fatimid Caliphate in the Maghreb, and the unpunished offensives of the sons of Alfonso III of Asturias in this episode on the political history of Iberia in the 910s.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Hook
00:24 The Accession of Abd al-Rahman III
02:41 Who Was Abd al-Rahman III of Córdoba?
05:42 How Was It Possible to End the Fitna of the Emirate?
11:02 The First Reconquest Campaigns of Abd al-Rahman III
16:44 Danger in the Maghreb: The Founding of the Fatimid Caliphate
23:13 The Last Years of Umar ibn Hafsun
26:29 The Reign of the Sons of Alfonso III of Asturias
32:19 The Verdict: Separating the Political Figure from the Personal One
33:16 Outro