Episode 60 - Alfonso of Aragon - Valencia and beyond
Fresh from his conquest of Zaragoza, Alfonso of Aragon embarks on an ambitious campaign pushing deep into Almoravid territory in 1125.
21mins
17 Mar 2023
Episode 59 - Alfonso of Aragon - Zaragoza
We check in on Alfonso of Aragon who is attempting to secure the taifa of Zaragoza.
22mins
3 Mar 2023
Episode 58 - Queen Urraca encounters some difficulties
Queen Urraca finds herself in conflict with Rome following her imprisonment of Archbishop Gelmirez of Santiago de Compostela in 1120.
22mins
17 Feb 2023
Episode 57 - Queen Uracca makes some moves
While King Alfonso of Aragon is occupied in Zaragoza, Queen Uracca embarks on a misson to defeat her enemies in the north of the peninsula.
22mins
23 Dec 2022
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Episode 56 - Zaragoza
King Alfonso of Aragon embarks on an ambitious campaign to conquer Zaragoza in 1118.
24mins
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Episode 55 - Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal emerges while Queen Urraca endures one of the worst experiences of her reign in the town of Santiago de Compostela.
23mins
25 Nov 2022
Episode 54 - Truce
The warring monarchs in the Christian north finally decide to set their differences aside.
22mins
11 Nov 2022
Episode 53 - Family dramas
After the breakdown of the marrage between Queen Urraca and Alfonso of Aragon, events threaten to spiral out of control.
21mins
28 Oct 2022
Episode 52 - Alfonso of Aragon & Urraca
The marriage of King Alfonso I of Aragon to Urraca of Leon and Castile gets off to a rocky, gravelly and croaky start - just like my voice in this episode unfortunately.
23mins
14 Oct 2022
Episode 51 - Yes, another episode about succession issues
Just when King Alfonso VI believes he has his succession issues all sorted, an unexpected event throws everything up in the air.
23mins
30 Sep 2022