History of Portugal

This episode we’re going to dive deeper into the aftermath of the misfortune of Badajoz, and as we shall see, it wasn’t all gloom and doom. The young prince Sancho is knighted and ascends to the throne as a co-regent with his father.Join me on Patreon! patreon.com/historyofportugalCheck out the free tier and join the conversation!If you have any questions or comments, you can reach me at [email protected] the website: www.historyofportugalpodcast.comCredits:Flag Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán from PixabayMusic:Rythm of War by Zakhar ValahaZero One Five by Jase WhatsonNatural Landscape by Lexin MusicView From the Top by Serge Pavkin Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we will discuss the aftermath of the Afonso Henriques defeat at Badajoz and his two months of captivity by his then son in law, the King of Leon, Fernando II. Because the consequences of that defeat for the royal court and the fledgling kingdom were quite significant. Join me on Patreon! patreon.com/historyofportugalCheck out the fee tier and join the conversation!If you have any questions or comments, you can reach me at [email protected] the website: www.historyofportugalpodcast.comCredits:Flag Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán from PixabayMusic:Rythm of War by Zakhar ValahaFatherland by SergePavkinMusicTemple of the Heights by RockotSlow Suspense by Ashot DanielyanOut of Time by ZakharValaha Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the last of our three episode tour of the twelfth century. This one is the eastern Mediterranean. The world that crusading built, the institutions that sustained it for a century, and the collisions that finally brought it down. And at the end, the image we're building toward all episode: Constantinople in flames, sacked by Christians under a crusading banner, in the year 1204.Join me on Patreon! patreon.com/historyofportugalCheck out the fee tier and join the conversation!If you have any questions or comments, you can reach me at [email protected] the website: www.historyofportugalpodcast.comCredits:Flag Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán from PixabayMusic:Alban Elfed by OB-LIXCinematic Drama Resonance by RockotWish I Could be There with  You by ArtSlop FlodurMedieval Ambient by Deus LowerBargur by RockotStellar Guardian by Deus LowerMagic World by Serge Pavkin MusicMystical Drift by SonicanCinematic Landscape by Lexin MusicCloud of Sorrow by Katzen TupasThe Stone Warriors by OB-LIXFall of the Roman Empire by White RecordsMystique by Adi Goldstein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we examine the moves of the Templar Master in Portugal, as he directed the construction of an innovative defensive line in the recently conquered territories in Alentejo, thanks to the newly resurgent al-Andalus of the Almohads. Join me on Patreon! patreon.com/historyofportugalCheck out the fee tier and join the conversation!If you have any questions or comments, you can reach me at [email protected] the website: www.historyofportugalpodcast.comCredits:Flag Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán from PixabayMusic:Rythm of War by Zakhar ValahaOld Castle Tale by SergePavkinMusicArgon by RockotEmerald Sky by SergePavkinMusicMedieval Fantasy by Lexin_Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last episode, we examined the political and military maneuvers undertaken by the various sovereigns of the peninsula as they sought to exploit the power vacuum left by the death of the emperor.In this episode, we'll see which of those maneuvers paid off and which did not. Along the way, we'll encounter an intriguing outlaw who served Afonso Henriques, though he was never one to neglect his own interests. And we'll see how the Portuguese almost conquered the city of Badajoz.Join me on Patreon! patreon.com/historyofportugalCheck out the fee tier and join the conversation!If you have any questions or comments, you can reach me at [email protected] the website: www.historyofportugalpodcast.comCredits:Flag Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán from PixabayMusic:Rythm of War by Zakhar ValahaServer by RockotFaraway by Serge Pavkin MusicThe Road From Home by Serge Pavkin MusicDramatic Cinematic Background by Lexin Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.