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Ferdinand and Isabella: EP 3- Slavery, Slaughter and Stake-burning in the Reconquista

In this episode, our plucky and determined heroine discovers the mantle of religious warfare.  Isabella and Ferdinand respond to an attack on a Castilian city from Moorish forces.  This becomes the first skirmish in a “Holy War” against Muslims in Spain.  It is a war that will last a decade, and inflict a terrible fate…

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Ferdinand and Isabella: EP 3- Slavery, Slaughter and Stake-burning in the Reconquista

Both the Germans and the French trace their origins to Charlemagne and the Franks. But who were the Franks, and how did they have such a powerful effect on the shape of Western Europe? This episode is a family drama gone wild, as the warriors of Charlemagne’s family compete for land and status. Blindings, treachery…

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