The Making of Spain

Blood and Gold - The Making of Spain episode 3

Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 3

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Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 3: Simon explores Spain’s golden age under Philip II through to the Spanish Civil War and dictatorship under Franco, from which Spain has emerged as a modern democratic monarchy.     Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain’s history.   Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 3   Philip II of Spain Philip II was King of Spain (1556–98), King of Portugal (1580–98, as Philip I, Portuguese: Filipe I), King of Naples and Sicily (both from 1554), and jure uxoris King […]

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Blood and Gold - The Making of Spain episode 2

Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 2

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Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 2: Simon uncovers the truth about Spain’s hero El Cid. He also investigates the horror of the Spanish Inquisition and in the process discovers an unsettling story about one of his own ancestors.     Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain’s history.   Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 2   Spain in the Middle Ages In many ways, the history of Spain is marked by waves of conquerors who brought their distinct cultures to the peninsula. After the passage

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Blood and Gold - The Making of Spain episode 1

Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 1

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Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 1: In the first episode, Simon explores Spain’s early years, its emergence as the battleground of empires and its golden age under the Cordoba Caliphate.     Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain’s history.   Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore   The Caliphate of Córdoba was a state in Islamic Iberia along with a part of North Africa ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. The state, with the capital in Córdoba, existed from 929 to 1031. The region

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