Channel: Real Crusades History

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Description: As the 12th century gave way to the 13th, two key battles took place in medieval Spain - the Battle of Alarcos in 1195, and the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212. The Almohads of North Africa controlled Al-Andalus, and were committed to the total defeat of the Kingdom of León-Castile. In 1195, King Alfonso VIII led his forces against the Almohad Caliph al-Mansur at Alarcos. Again, the Almohads would face Alfonso VIII in 1212 at Las Navas de Tolosa, but this time the Castilians were joined by the forces of Navarre and Aragon. These two battles would shape the future of the whole Iberian Peninsula. Get my book about the Crusades: amazon.com/Why-Does-Heathen-Rage-Crusades/dp/152395762X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461105827&sr=8-1&keywords=why+does+the+heathen+rage Support my work on Patreon: patreon.com/RealCrusadesHistory Written and narrated by: J Stephen Roberts Animated and edited by: OtherRealm Productions (youtube.com/channel/UChFn36Efwnixq3hdilJ6EWA) Sources for this video: -Barton, Simon - The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile, (Cambridge, 1997) -Bennison, Amira K. - The Almoravid and Almohad Empires, (Edinburgh University, 2016) -Bianchini, Janna - The Queen’s Hand, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012) -Bisson, T.N. - The Medieval Crown of Aragon, (Oxford, 1991) -Latin Chronicle of the Kings of Castile, trans. Joseph O’Callaghan, (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2002) -Lomax, Derek W. - The Reconquest of Spain, (Longman Group, 1978) -Melville, Charles; Ubaydli, Ahmad - Christians and Moors in Spain: Vol. 3 (Arabic Sources), (Liverpool University, 1992) -O’Callaghan, Joseph - A History of Medieval Spain, (Cornell, 1975) -O’Callaghan, Joseph - Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain, (Pennsylvania, 2004) -Smith, Colin - Christians and Moors in Spain: Vol. 2 (AD 1195-1614), (Liverpool University, 1989) #MedievalSpain #Castile #Almohads