The History of Spain Podcast

This is episode 24 called Consolidation of the Kingdom of Asturias and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The transformation of Asturias from an Asturias chiefdom to a multi-regional kingdom under Alfonso I of Asturias - How Alfonso I took advantage of the turmoil, famines and droughts of al-Andalus to conquer, raid, colonize and depopulate - Formation of the Desert of the Duero, a large...

This is episode 23 called Fall of the Umayyad Caliphate and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Important announcement regarding the new website that has now a store and the start of monetization of the podcast, through Patreon, donations, ads and the store - The military failures of wali Anbasa and the rise of taxes, leading to increasing internal strife, as it was happening in the rest...

This is episode 22 called Reconquista starts! Pelayo and Covadonga and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Why a Christian kingdom first emerged in Asturias and not in other regions - A disucssion on the reliability of the Asturian Chronicles and the context in which they were written - The Asturian origins of Pelayo - Context of the Battle of Covadonga, the reasons for the revolt and the...

This is episode 21 called Formation and Society of al-Andalus and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Why Musa ibn Nusayr and Tariq, the conquerors of the Visigothic Kingdom, fell into disgrace - How Musa's son Abd al-Aziz, wali (governor) of al-Andalus, pretended to establish his own dynasty in al-Andalus, and how he failed in attempting so - The objectives of wali al-Hurr, among them de...

This is episode 20 called Muslim Umayyad conquest of Spain and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Introduction to a new and complex era of the history of Spain, the Medieval Spain of Muslims and Christians - What was Pre-Islamic Arabia like - A brief history of the rise of Islam, from the reveleations of the Prophet Muhammad to the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphates - Why the conquest of Sp...

This is episode 19 called Visigothic Twilight and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The succession of Recceswinth and the rebellion of Paul against Wamba - The social problems that late 7th century Visigothic Kingdom was facing - The coup of Erwig and Julian of Toledo to disqualify Wamba as king - Why Julian of Toledo supported the coup and his fervent antisemitism - The weakness of Erw...

This is episode 18 called Tyranny and Peace and in this episode you will learn: […]

This is episode 17 called Changing dynasties and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - What was the ideal of good government in 7th century Christian Europe - The early internal problems of Sisebut due to eclipses - Sisebut's campaign against Byzantine's Spania, and why he decided not to completely expel them from Spain - The start of a trend under Sisebut: anti-Jewish policies, fake conver...

This is episode 16 called Visigothic conversion to Catholicism and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Why there was a religious conflict in Visigothic Spain between Catholics and Arians - Why the reformed Arianism of Leovigild didn't work and why it was so difficult to make Catholicism the state religion of the Visigothic Kingdom - What King Reccared did to reduce opposition following hi...

This is episode 15 called Leovigild, restorer and unifier, and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The solution of Liuva to save the Visigothic Kingdom and the importance of that decision - Leovigild's successful campaign against the Byzantine province of Spania - The first campaign against self-governed areas in Baetica - Visigothic campaign in the north to conquer the buffer zone betwee...

This is episode 14 called Ostrogothic interval and Byzantine invasion and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The context and political map of Europe and North Africa after the traumatic Battle of Vouillé - What happened right after the Battle of Vouillé: Visigothic retreat led by Gesalic and Ostrogothic aid - The efforts of Theodoric the Great to unite the Goths under one rule to stop Fr...

This is episode 13 called Good bye, Roman Empire! and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Who were Ricimer and Majorian, leaders of the coup d'état against Emperor Avitus - The situation of Hispania, especially in Gallaecia that was divided between two factions of Suebi - The very delicate situation of the Western Roman Empire when Emperor Majorian took power in 457 - The impressive achie...

This is episode 12 called The Apogee of the Kingdom of the Suebi and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The situation of Hispania and Italy after the Vandals had left Hispania for North Africa - How weak the foundations of the Kingdom of the Suebi under King Hermeric were - The peak of the bagaudae groups in Gaul and Hispania and the expansion of the Vandal Kingdom - The ambitious Suebic...

This is episode 11 called Barbarians against Barbarians and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The origins of the Visigoths and the Hunnic threat - The turbulent and complicated relationship between Visigoths and Romans - How the Visigoths first entered Hispania under Ataulf - The rule of Wallia and his campaign under Roman service that destroyed the Alans and Silingi Vandals of Hispania...

This is episode 10 called First Barbarian Invasions: Vandals, Suebi and Alans and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Why the Migration Period started in the first place - Who the Alans, Vandals and Suebi were: their origins, characteristics and how many were they - What consequences had the withdraw of Imperial troops from Britannia, Gaul and Germania: the usurpation of Constantine III a...

This is episode 9 called Hispania: Dominate and Expansion of Christianity and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - What aspects did the Crisis of the Third Century change in Hispania and the Roman Empire - About the firsts Germanic raids in Hispania, as well as the brief alliegance of Hispania to the breakaway Gallic Empire - A discussion on the three ecclesiastical theories (preaching of...

This is episode 8 called Hispania: Principate and Romanization and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - What does Romanization mean - What aspects Romanization involved - Which were the key elements or causes for the Romanization of Hispania - The internal elements that explain this process of acculturation - Which were the different phases of Romanization and why wasn't the process geogra...

This is episode 7 called Roman Conquest of Hispania: Native Resistance and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Why Rome took so much time conquering Hispania - What interests did Rome have in the Iberian Peninsula - What happened in the Iberian Revolt of 197-195 BC and why did Iberians revolt multiple times - What happened in the First and Second Celtiberian Wars - Which were the two majo...

This is episode 6 called Roman Conquest of Hispania: Second Punic War and in this episode you will learn: Show notes - Which were the two rising Mediterranean powers: Carthage and Rome - Why was Carthage interested in controlling Spain - How and why the Second Punic War started - Which was the Hannibal's strategy to win the war - How did Rome almost fall - About the hopes of winning with the campa...

This is episode 5 called Second Iron Age: Iberians, Celts and other Pre-Roman peoples and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Everything about the Pre-Indo-European Iberians: Iberian alphabets, urbanism, warfare and weapons, society and politics, traditions, religion, burial customs and trade - Everything about the Indo-European Celts: Celtic economy, social institutions, warfare, religio...

This is episode 4 called First Iron Age: Tartessos, Phoenicians and Greeks and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The emergence of Tartessos in the Guadalquivir Valley area, the literary references and the possible location of their capital - The importance of mineral resources for the rise of Tartessian culture, that is a confluence between native and Phoenician cultures - The findings...

This is episode 3 called Paleolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age in Iberia and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - How was the Iberian Peninsula during the Prehistory, except for the Iron Age - Remark that Prehistory is the less-known period of human history, and that new archeological or genetic findings are constantly challenging previous theories - The archeological site of Atapuerca, th...

This is episode 2 called Geographical conditions of the Iberian Peninsula and in this episode you will learn the following: SHOW NOTES - How the geography of Spain has influenced its history - Why geography is very relevant to understand history - The main rivers and mountain ranges of Spain - The climate and terrain of Spain - The diversity in terms of climate between regions - Features like the...

This is episode 1 called Introduction to THe History of Spain Podcast and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The History of Spain Podcast is focused on Spanish history following a chronological order - The informative aim of the podcast and what will be covered - The regularity and length of the episodes - The Verdict section - Details about the content - Information about the monetizati...