Reconquista - The Full History

The history of the Reconquista was a 781 year medieval journey. It was the story of the Christian War of Reconquest against Islamic Spain. A struggle that was not always constant or consistent. The Christian kingdoms of the northern Iberian Peninsula held their ground, clinging to survival. In time, as the initiative shifted and the great Caliphate fell; Asturias, Leon, Castile, Navarre, Aragon, and Portugal would have the chance to press the offensive. They were hampered along the way by the Almoravids and later the Almohads - and of course fought amongst themselves. This video covers the full history up till the year 1212 and the famous Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. As requested, all the individual parts were put together for this one continuous piece. Enjoy! CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING ON PATREON: DOWNLOAD THE ALL THE FREE PODCAST EPISODES: FOR ANDEROID USERS: FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK: VISIT ON TWITTER: ==== VERY SPECIAL THANKS ==== IÑAKI TEJERINA GURUZIAGA AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHY AND TIME LAPSE FILM: CLAUDIE MACKULA FOR SUCH AMAZING MUSIC! PLEASE CHECK OUT HER CHANNEL: KAMIL KRAWCZAK MEDIEVAL ARMOURED COMBAT IRELAND CLAREGALWAY CASTLE TEAM GUILLERO ACIN ==== SOURCES ==== A Vanished World - Chris Lowney Homage to Al-Andalus - Micheal Barry The Ornament of the World - Maria Rosa Menochal Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain - Joesph O’Callaghan Kingdoms of Faith - Brain Catlas ==== M U S I C ==== ANNO DOMINI (YOUTUBE ARCHIVE) Archetype Still Standing DOUG MAXWELL - YOUTUBE ARCHIVE Pink Flamenco CHRIS HAUGEN Spanish Rose CLAUDIE MACKULA El Castillo de Santiago DEREK & BRANDON FIECHTER Werewolf Sahara Desert Epic Dwarf Music OMRI LAHAV Calm before the Storm Peak of Atlas PURPLE PLANET Thunderstorm PREMIUM BEATS Mind Field UGONNA ONYEKWE (YouTube archive) Inescapable AAKASH GANDHI (YouTube Archive) A Tale of Vengeance FILMSTRO Nanshan Drake WORLD MUSIC OFFICIAL Golden Age Epic Middle Eastern War Music JOSS EDWARDS MUSIC Sand and Sunburn MUSOPEN Asturias - Suite Espanola KEVIN MACLEOD (YouTube Archive) Cambodean Odessy Sardana Creative Commons Attribution license () Source: Artist: Category Education License Standard YouTube License