DiscoverNew History of Spain28. The Kingdom of Asturias, from Alfonso I to Vermudo (739-791)
28. The Kingdom of Asturias, from Alfonso I to Vermudo (739-791)

28. The Kingdom of Asturias, from Alfonso I to Vermudo (739-791)

Update: 2025-05-24
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In episode 28, I explain the history of the stateless peoples of the Douro Basin and the political history of the Kingdom of Asturias from Alfonso I to Vermudo the Deacon, covering the years 739 to 791.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Hook
00:25 Stateless Societies: The Douro Basin
06:10 Light and Darkness: Alfonso I of Asturias and His Son Fruela
21:12 The Obscure Reigns of Aurelius and Silo
24:56 Storm Winds: Mauregatus and Vermudo the Deacon
28:02 Beatus of Liébana, the Intellectual of the Kingdom of Asturias
33:25 The Verdict: Giving a Voice to the Silenced
35:05 Outro

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28. The Kingdom of Asturias, from Alfonso I to Vermudo (739-791)

28. The Kingdom of Asturias, from Alfonso I to Vermudo (739-791)