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Between 870 and 920, the Emirate of Córdoba was plunged into a profound crisis that nearly brought about the end of the Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalus.
Learn how it happened in episode 40 of New History of Spain.
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Learn how it happened in episode 40 of New History of Spain.
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When the Emirate of Córdoba Almost Collapsed | Fitna (Civil War)
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December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Between 870 and 920, the Emirate of Córdoba was plunged into a profound crisis that nearly brought about the end of the Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalus.
Learn how it happened in episode 40 of New History of Spain.
youtu.be/jje-idYKJAM
Learn how it happened in episode 40 of New History of Spain.
youtu.be/jje-idYKJAM
In episode 39, I explain the origins of Catalonia, the end of the Carolingian Empire, and the independence of the counties of the Spanish March.
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Wifred the Hairy and the Origins of Catalonia
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November 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In episode 39, I explain the origins of Catalonia, the end of the Carolingian Empire, and the independence of the counties of the Spanish March.
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Fifty years ago, on November 20, 1975, the dictator Francisco Franco died. But he could have died much earlier due to battles, accidents, and assassination attempts by anarchists, republicans, and even Falangists. I'll explain all these stories in this episode.
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Franco Could Have Died MUCH EARLIER
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November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Fifty years ago, on November 20, 1975, the dictator Francisco Franco died. But he could have died much earlier due to battles, accidents, and assassination attempts by anarchists, republicans, and even Falangists. I'll explain all these stories in this episode.
youtu.be/HYJlYWGwxuo
youtu.be/HYJlYWGwxuo
Fifty years ago, on November 20, 1975, the dictator Francisco Franco died. But he could have died much earlier due to battles, accidents, and assassination attempts by anarchists, republicans, and even Falangists. I'll explain all these stories in this episode.
youtu.be/HYJlYWGwxuo
youtu.be/HYJlYWGwxuo
Franco Could Have Died MUCH EARLIER
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November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Fifty years ago, on November 20, 1975, the dictator Francisco Franco died. But he could have died much earlier due to battles, accidents, and assassination attempts by anarchists, republicans, and even Falangists. I'll explain all these stories in this episode.
youtu.be/HYJlYWGwxuo
youtu.be/HYJlYWGwxuo
The Kingdom of Asturias greatly expanded its borders under King Alfonso III of Asturias (866-910), nicknamed the Great. Episode 38 covers most aspects of his reign and the final years of his father, Ordoño.
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Expansion and Betrayal under Alfonso III of Asturias
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November 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Kingdom of Asturias greatly expanded its borders under King Alfonso III of Asturias (866-910), nicknamed the Great. Episode 38 covers most aspects of his reign and the final years of his father, Ordoño.
youtu.be/5J1oI2avSbk
youtu.be/5J1oI2avSbk
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In the year 1000, Europe was a backward region compared to the Islamic world. However, long before the Industrial Revolution, the situation had reversed.
How did this change occur? Why did feudal Europe end up prevailing over the Islamic world?
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How did this change occur? Why did feudal Europe end up prevailing over the Islamic world?
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Why Did Christian Europe Defeat the Islamic World?
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November 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In the year 1000, Europe was a backward region compared to the Islamic world. However, long before the Industrial Revolution, the situation had reversed.
How did this change occur? Why did feudal Europe end up prevailing over the Islamic world?
youtu.be/fFQQ7MPlSas
How did this change occur? Why did feudal Europe end up prevailing over the Islamic world?
youtu.be/fFQQ7MPlSas
In the year 1000, Europe was a backward region compared to the Islamic world. However, long before the Industrial Revolution, the situation had reversed.
How did this change occur? Why did feudal Europe end up prevailing over the Islamic world?
youtu.be/fFQQ7MPlSas
How did this change occur? Why did feudal Europe end up prevailing over the Islamic world?
youtu.be/fFQQ7MPlSas
Why Did Christian Europe Defeat the Islamic World?
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November 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In the year 1000, Europe was a backward region compared to the Islamic world. However, long before the Industrial Revolution, the situation had reversed.
How did this change occur? Why did feudal Europe end up prevailing over the Islamic world?
youtu.be/fFQQ7MPlSas
How did this change occur? Why did feudal Europe end up prevailing over the Islamic world?
youtu.be/fFQQ7MPlSas
In episode 37, we explore the political history of Iberia in the 850s, with events such as a major rebellion in Toledo, the expansion of Asturias into León and Astorga under Ordoño I of Asturias, the founding of Madrid, and conflicts with the Banu Qasi and the Vikings.
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youtu.be/rMQV6PrJ-YU
Iberia in the 850s: Shadows of Greater Wars to Come
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October 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In episode 37, we explore the political history of Iberia in the 850s, with events such as a major rebellion in Toledo, the expansion of Asturias into León and Astorga under Ordoño I of Asturias, the founding of Madrid, and conflicts with the Banu Qasi and the Vikings.
youtu.be/rMQV6PrJ-YU
youtu.be/rMQV6PrJ-YU
In episode 36, we explore the political history of the Kingdom of Asturias under Kings Alfonso II, Nepotian, and Ramiro I. I also discuss the origins of the Jacobean cult and the emergence of Asturian pre-Romanesque art.
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How Asturias Survived under Alfonso II and Ramiro I
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September 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In episode 36, we explore the political history of the Kingdom of Asturias under Kings Alfonso II, Nepotian, and Ramiro I. I also discuss the origins of the Jacobean cult and the emergence of Asturian pre-Romanesque art.
youtu.be/M206UIrVniQ
youtu.be/M206UIrVniQ
In episode 35, I talk about the voluntary martyrs of Córdoba, the Jewish convert Bodo, the Black musician Ziryab, the situation of the Abbasid Caliphate from its foundation to the year 861, and how Islamic justice worked.
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Religious extremes and Islamic law in al-Andalus: Martyrs of Córdoba, Ziryab, and more
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September 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In episode 35, I talk about the voluntary martyrs of Córdoba, the Jewish convert Bodo, the Black musician Ziryab, the situation of the Abbasid Caliphate from its foundation to the year 861, and how Islamic justice worked.
youtu.be/imWCTbywc_c
youtu.be/imWCTbywc_c
How did al-Andalus become a country of Arab culture and a Muslim majority? Was there good coexistence between the Muslims, Christians, and Jews of al-Andalus? What legal restrictions were imposed on Christians and Jews?
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Arabization and Islamization of al-Andalus
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August 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How did al-Andalus become a country of Arab culture and a Muslim majority? Was there good coexistence between the Muslims, Christians, and Jews of al-Andalus? What legal restrictions were imposed on Christians and Jews?
youtu.be/KH4k-TdBOe4
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In episode 33 you will learn the political history of Muslim Iberia under Emir Abd al-Rahman II, as well as the diplomacy, administration and taxation of Umayyad al-Andalus.
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Abd al-Rahman II of Córdoba | Vikings in Seville, Administration and Taxation
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August 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In episode 33 you will learn the political history of Muslim Iberia under Emir Abd al-Rahman II, as well as the diplomacy, administration and taxation of Umayyad al-Andalus.
youtu.be/zH8xLM-to1k
youtu.be/zH8xLM-to1k
In episode 33 you will learn the political history of Muslim Iberia under Emir Abd al-Rahman II, as well as the diplomacy, administration and taxation of Umayyad al-Andalus.
youtu.be/zH8xLM-to1k
youtu.be/zH8xLM-to1k
Abd al-Rahman II of Córdoba | Vikings in Seville, Administration and Taxation
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August 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In episode 33 you will learn the political history of Muslim Iberia under Emir Abd al-Rahman II, as well as the diplomacy, administration and taxation of Umayyad al-Andalus.
youtu.be/zH8xLM-to1k
youtu.be/zH8xLM-to1k
Why did the lords of Pamplona prefer paying tribute to Muslim Córdoba over submitting to the Franks? And how did the empire built by Charlemagne begin to fracture? In episode 32 I’ll tell you a story of shifting loyalties in Vasconia and the Carolingian world.
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The Birth of the Kingdom of Pamplona
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July 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Why did the lords of Pamplona prefer paying tribute to Muslim Córdoba over submitting to the Franks? And how did the empire built by Charlemagne begin to fracture? In episode 32 I’ll tell you a story of shifting loyalties in Vasconia and the Carolingian world.
youtu.be/H49WX5pCRZc
youtu.be/H49WX5pCRZc
Today one of the last anarchists of the old era died. In the 1960s Octavio Alberola attempted to assassinate Franco to restore democracy in Spain and kidnapped a diplomat to commute the death sentence of a comrade. A true anti-fascist fighter. Rest in peace
July 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Today one of the last anarchists of the old era died. In the 1960s Octavio Alberola attempted to assassinate Franco to restore democracy in Spain and kidnapped a diplomat to commute the death sentence of a comrade. A true anti-fascist fighter. Rest in peace
In episode 31, I explore the turbulent reigns of Hisham and al-Hakam I of Córdoba—two emirs who faced family conspiracies and uprisings that threatened the very survival of an independent Umayyad Emirate in al-Andalus.
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youtu.be/wXBsMFUR230
The Revolt That Nearly Broke the Umayyads
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July 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In episode 31, I explore the turbulent reigns of Hisham and al-Hakam I of Córdoba—two emirs who faced family conspiracies and uprisings that threatened the very survival of an independent Umayyad Emirate in al-Andalus.
youtu.be/wXBsMFUR230
youtu.be/wXBsMFUR230
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Through the billionaire Juan March, the British government bribed high-ranking military officers and other prominent figures of Franco’s dictatorship. In this episode I reveal how Operation BRIBES began, who benefited from it and more.
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BRIBES. How the UK Bought Off Spain's Neutrality in WW2
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July 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Through the billionaire Juan March, the British government bribed high-ranking military officers and other prominent figures of Franco’s dictatorship. In this episode I reveal how Operation BRIBES began, who benefited from it and more.
youtu.be/lq6SkNyoqpo
youtu.be/lq6SkNyoqpo
Through the billionaire Juan March, the British government bribed high-ranking military officers and other prominent figures of Franco’s dictatorship. In this episode I reveal how Operation BRIBES began, who benefited from it and more.
youtu.be/lq6SkNyoqpo
youtu.be/lq6SkNyoqpo
BRIBES. How the UK Bought Off Spain's Neutrality in WW2
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July 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Through the billionaire Juan March, the British government bribed high-ranking military officers and other prominent figures of Franco’s dictatorship. In this episode I reveal how Operation BRIBES began, who benefited from it and more.
youtu.be/lq6SkNyoqpo
youtu.be/lq6SkNyoqpo
In episode 30 I explain the Frankish conquest of Barcelona and attempts to expand into Navarre, Aragon and Tortosa, as well as discussing the society, culture and economy of the Carolingian Empire.
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youtu.be/Xy8FerEIrQA
The Era of Charlemagne. Spanish March and Carolingian Empire
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June 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In episode 30 I explain the Frankish conquest of Barcelona and attempts to expand into Navarre, Aragon and Tortosa, as well as discussing the society, culture and economy of the Carolingian Empire.
youtu.be/Xy8FerEIrQA
youtu.be/Xy8FerEIrQA
Without Juan March’s money and connections, the coup plotters wouldn’t have been able to win the Spanish Civil War or establish Franco’s dictatorship. I explain the decisive role of the richest man in Spain in this episode.
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The BANKER Who DESTROYED the Second Spanish Republic
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June 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Without Juan March’s money and connections, the coup plotters wouldn’t have been able to win the Spanish Civil War or establish Franco’s dictatorship. I explain the decisive role of the richest man in Spain in this episode.
youtu.be/fGlCf86cU6M
youtu.be/fGlCf86cU6M
In episode 29 I uncover the battles and conquests of the Franks prior to the conquest of Barcelona, the role Muslims and Hispano-Goths played in the expansion of the Carolingian Empire, and how the Franks suppressed the Adoptionist Heresy.
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Charlemagne in Spain: Fighting Wars and Heresies
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June 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In episode 29 I uncover the battles and conquests of the Franks prior to the conquest of Barcelona, the role Muslims and Hispano-Goths played in the expansion of the Carolingian Empire, and how the Franks suppressed the Adoptionist Heresy.
youtu.be/hyIUwWDafjM
youtu.be/hyIUwWDafjM
Between 1918 and 1924, the businesses of Mallorcan capitalist Juan March Ordinas suffered due to the economic changes following World War I and the war declared against him by the Spanish state.
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Spain Declared War on This Smuggler– And Lost
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June 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Between 1918 and 1924, the businesses of Mallorcan capitalist Juan March Ordinas suffered due to the economic changes following World War I and the war declared against him by the Spanish state.
youtu.be/hIt3W9KIQik
youtu.be/hIt3W9KIQik
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In this first episode of a biographical series on Juan March Ordinas, I explain his economic rise through tobacco and arms smuggling, food hoarding, real estate trading, financial activities, and corruption.
youtu.be/IVTa-uKm7pQ
youtu.be/IVTa-uKm7pQ
How to Become the Richest Man in Spain: The Rise of Juan March
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June 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In this first episode of a biographical series on Juan March Ordinas, I explain his economic rise through tobacco and arms smuggling, food hoarding, real estate trading, financial activities, and corruption.
youtu.be/IVTa-uKm7pQ
youtu.be/IVTa-uKm7pQ
In this first episode of a biographical series on Juan March Ordinas, I explain his economic rise through tobacco and arms smuggling, food hoarding, real estate trading, financial activities, and corruption.
youtu.be/IVTa-uKm7pQ
youtu.be/IVTa-uKm7pQ
How to Become the Richest Man in Spain: The Rise of Juan March
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June 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In this first episode of a biographical series on Juan March Ordinas, I explain his economic rise through tobacco and arms smuggling, food hoarding, real estate trading, financial activities, and corruption.
youtu.be/IVTa-uKm7pQ
youtu.be/IVTa-uKm7pQ
