Flash Point History Nitin Sil

The story of the Reconquista continues into the time of Muhammad V who ruled over Nasrid Granada during her Golden Age. To the north, Muhammad's friend and ally, Peter I of Castile, would be engaged in a series of wars that would affect nearly all the major contestants of Western Europe. While Granada enjoyed prosperity, Castile would be consumed by a massive civil war that would bring about a new dynasty. One that was destined to impact not just the politics of the Iberian peninsula, but the whole world. 

The Black Death was the greatest pandemic in history. While it was estimated that 30-40% of Europe perished, world wide the death toll came to over 200 million. The story of the Plague is the story of a perfect storm where just the right developments in history met one the fiercest of killers with an equally powerful vector of transmission.

In the early 13th Century, the #Reconquista has advanced as never before. Under the warrior King of #Castile, Ferdinand III, Al #Andalus has been diminished to a fragment of her former glory. But her legacy is not over yet. A new kingdom arises in #Granada and led by a skilled and resourceful line of Emirs, she makes her mark on the world stage. 

The year is now 1252. Ferdinand III, the warrior king of Castile, is dead. He leaves his son the most powerful kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula. Alphonso X comes to power, and while he has ambitious goals he has even greater challenges. While he may become the warrior king his father was, he makes his mark as something even greater. 
 
Dedicated to my son Siddhartha 
 
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MUSIC
Multi
- Battle of Megiddo
- Metus
Claudie Mackula
El Castillo De Santiago
 
Purple Planet Music
- Cambodean Odessy
Kevin Macleod
- Sardana
Joss Edwards
- Sand and Sunburn
Filmstro
- Nanshan
World Music Official
- Golden Age
Omri Lahav
- Peak of Atlas
Jeremy Blake
- I'll Remember You
Anno Domini
- Archetype
Aakash Gandhi
- Eyes of Glory
 
Musopen.org
- Asturias - Suite Espanola
- Moonlight Sonata - Paul Pitman
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The story of the Reconquista continues in the aftermath of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Castile is united with Leon, creating the largest Kingdom since the time of the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba. Under her new king, Ferdinand III, a massive assault is unleashed on Al Andalus! 
 
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Thanks to Lantern Jack & his podcast Ancient Greece Declassified 
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MUSIC
Multi
- Grand Flamenco
- Metus
Claudie Mackula
El Castillo De Santiago
Derek & Brandon Fiechter 
- Sahara Desert
- Epic Dwarf Music
Purple Planet Music
- Meditation Impromptu
 
 
Doug Maxwell (YouTube Archive)
- Pink Flamenco
Joss Edwards
- Sand and Sunburn
Filmstro
- Nanshan
Omri Lahav
- Peak of Atlas
World Music Official
- Epic Middle Eastern War Music
Ugonna Onyekwe (YouTube Archive)
- Turning Slowly
Aakash Gandhi
- Water Fall
 
Musopen.org
- Asturias - Suite Espanola
 

We take a step back in this episode and look at the Rise of the Christian Kingdoms and the beginning of the epic struggle to retake the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims. With the birth of Asturias, Leon, Castile, Navarre, Portugal, Catalonia, and Aragon - the Reconqusita would come into being. A fight that would take 781 years to complete. 
 
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Derek & Brandon Fiechter 
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- Sahara Desert
- Epic Dwarf Music
- Spanish Rose 
Purple Planet Music
- Cambodian Odessy
- Thunderstorm (Youtube Archive)
Gitarren Gerrit
- Spanish Caravan
Kevein Macleod (YouTube Archive)
- Sardana
Doug Maxwell (YouTube Archive)
- Pink Flamenco
Joss Edwards
- Sand and Sunburn
Filmstro
- Nanshan
- Soldier
- Drums of War
Omri Lahav
- Peak of Atlas
- Calm before the Storm
- Sands of Time
- The Road Ahead
World Music Official
- Arabian Battle Music
Ugonna Onyekwe (YouTube Archive)
- Progressive Moments
- Still Standing
- Inescapable
Aakash Gandhi
- Eyes of Glory
 
Wayne Jones (YouTube Archive)
- Epic Battle Speech
 
Musopen.org
- Asturias - Suite Espanola
 
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- Mind Field