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Eighty Four: A bunch

1:00

of deaths. Hello

1:04

again. Last

1:06

time we took a look at

1:08

the new kids on the block

1:11

in Christian Spain. The too young

1:13

Alfonso is King Alfonso the Eighth

1:15

Of Can Steal and King Alfonso

1:18

the Second of Aragon. The

1:21

too young kings seemed to

1:23

hit it off and by

1:25

the end of the last

1:27

episode had combined in a

1:30

couple of successful military campaigns

1:32

and had forged an alliance.

1:36

Also, by the end of

1:38

the last episode, the Christians

1:40

of the Iberian Peninsula had

1:42

resumed their offensive against the

1:44

alma heads. The

1:47

elderly King, Alfonso the First

1:50

of Portugal, had contacted a

1:52

number of successful raids venturing

1:55

as far south as Seville.

1:58

King Fernando, the second Leon,

2:00

had pushed. Southwards into our

2:03

Angeles and young king Alfonso,

2:05

the Eight, as a steel,

2:08

had managed to capture some

2:10

strongholds around Quarterback and in

2:13

Valencia. Stay.

2:15

Supposed to be Alma had

2:17

collies users into action. Tv

2:21

code the Alma had army

2:23

from Kenya see an end.

2:25

In May of the year,

2:27

Eleven eighty Four set sail

2:30

for Seville, intent on pushing

2:32

back against that pesky christians.

2:36

The police arrived in Seville in

2:38

June of the year. Lf and

2:40

Eighty Four and made with

2:42

the on the head military

2:45

commanders dismissing the most senior

2:47

and experienced command down due

2:49

to concerns about his health.

2:52

You might remember that during his

2:55

last venture into Christian. Spain. The

2:57

college had settled on the

2:59

city of Toledo as his

3:02

targets ago, which he soon

3:04

realized was much too ambitious.

3:08

This time his target was to be

3:10

the city. Of Santa Rhymes in the

3:12

Kingdom of Portugal. In

3:15

his book more some Spain and. Portugal

3:17

heat. Hannity described Santa

3:19

Rhymes as. Being a

3:21

sensible choice, Center

3:24

I'm was like cases and still

3:26

is for that matter To the

3:28

north of the Lisbon, inland on

3:31

the banks of the Tigris river.

3:34

The Portuguese vices who had

3:37

recently menaced says you had

3:39

been based in Santa Rhyme

3:41

and unlike the city of

3:43

polite old it seemed like

3:45

and and pieces yet achievable.

3:48

Tardis. Should

3:50

the tallies be able to secure

3:52

a son to rhyme, it would

3:54

provide a handy foothold for server

3:56

assaults on the kingdom of Portugal

3:58

and the king. Leon. It

4:02

would also be a morale booster

4:05

for the Alma Heads. In

4:08

Alfonso, the first had taken

4:10

center I'm in the year

4:12

eleven forty seven, after centuries

4:14

of Muslim rule, and the

4:17

alma heads were understandably keen.

4:19

To guess at. The

4:22

college saw me list Seville and

4:24

mods to build a house. From

4:27

there it's one Westwood's. Arriving.

4:30

At center I'm on the twenty

4:32

seventh, June. Snapped.

4:35

Some to rhyme enjoyed a

4:37

number of defensive advantages. To

4:41

take the see the college army

4:43

says had to cross the river

4:46

Toggles. Debris that

4:48

at this point is wide

4:50

that contains some shallow sections.

4:52

so the college was able

4:54

to afford the river with

4:56

his army without. Too much

4:58

drama. The

5:00

city of Santa Rhyme consisted of

5:03

the citadel high on top of

5:05

a rocky hill which was protected

5:07

by whoa. Some.

5:10

Of the suburbs of the city

5:12

had expanded. Beyond it's walls

5:15

and. The collies first

5:17

target was one of those

5:19

suburbs. Initially,

5:21

things seemed to go

5:24

pretty well. The

5:26

collies and his army set up

5:28

camp on the northern bank of

5:30

the river and took a suburb

5:32

adjacent to. The wolves. King

5:36

Alfonso the First of Portugal lead

5:38

to a sense of Santa. Rhyme

5:40

from it's citadel and both

5:43

sides settle dean for a

5:45

siege. Now

5:48

things didn't go as well as

5:50

the cars had hoped during the

5:52

seeds. And

5:55

contingent of alma had fighters who

5:57

embarked on a farm seeing expeditions.

6:00

Well heeled and according to

6:02

T, W lie Max in his

6:04

book their a Conquests of Spain

6:06

one is the seen yet Alma

6:09

had preaches. Defected to the

6:11

Christians. San

6:14

word came in that kings and

6:16

and. I the second of lay on

6:18

was on his way to Santa Rhyme

6:20

to relieve the city. As

6:23

had happened at the Siege of

6:25

Whack, take back in Eleven Seventy

6:27

two news that the Christians were

6:29

on their way since the ties

6:31

into a piece of a panic.

6:35

Worried that the Alma had army would

6:37

be stranded. On the north and

6:39

bank of the river, effectively trapped

6:41

between the river and the city

6:43

walls, he gave the order. To

6:46

retrace back over to the other

6:48

side of the river. Now,

6:52

incidentally, according to Joseph I

6:54

Callahan in his book, a

6:56

History of Medieval Spain, King

6:58

Alfonso of Political wasn't entirely

7:00

happy to hear that kings

7:02

and then day was coming

7:04

to. His assistance. As

7:08

we seen already, the two men

7:10

had quite a backstory, and the

7:12

King of Portugal was still limping

7:15

around from an injury he had

7:17

sustained when the two teams have

7:19

clashed in a previous pencil. Alfonso

7:23

was apparently concerned that Kings

7:25

and Nando might not be

7:27

saving Santa Ryan support Seagulls

7:30

might be claiming it to

7:32

lay on. Still,

7:34

regardless of this use that the

7:36

army's from Leon, we're not far

7:39

away. Caused the police to

7:41

lift the seeds and with. Drawback

7:43

over the river. Well,

7:45

sort of withdrawal back over the

7:47

river. The

7:49

river crossing seems to have

7:52

taken place in a rather

7:54

panicked, chaotic way, and in

7:56

the heist and confusion the

7:58

collies his. And a

8:01

small contingent of his men. Were

8:03

still on the northern bank of the river

8:05

and hadn't. Spirit managed to cross. Over

8:07

by the time they were. Leaving

8:09

Christian army arrived. No

8:13

this is cause was a bad.

8:15

Situation says a colleague. To

8:17

be in. The

8:19

bulk. Of the army had forces

8:21

were now on the other side

8:23

of the river from Santa Rhyme

8:26

and what able to set themselves

8:28

up until a defensive position. but

8:30

they commander the colors was stuck

8:32

on the other side of the

8:34

ribbon. The.

8:36

Arrival of the Christian army med

8:38

de lis. not enough time for

8:40

the college to be able to

8:42

safely food the river. And join

8:45

his army. To

8:48

make things even. Worse, the

8:50

police can't was bright red

8:52

to enable it. To stand

8:54

out in the l my head

8:57

pants. so the. College with

8:59

now exposed isolated. And

9:01

attempting to take shelter inside

9:04

a bright red target. It's

9:08

not too. Hard to guess what

9:10

happens next. The

9:13

christian artist took aim at

9:15

the bright red pants and

9:17

one of of arrows his

9:19

home seriously wounding the call

9:21

is. Now

9:24

the good news Has a callous but

9:26

see his men. Were able to somehow

9:28

get him back over the river

9:30

to join the rest of the

9:32

Alma Head army, and he was

9:34

able to accompany them on their

9:36

retreat. Toward Seville. The

9:40

bad news was he didn't

9:42

make it to surveil. He

9:44

died from his wounds during

9:46

the journey. Now

9:49

the collies was around forty nine

9:52

years old when he died and

9:54

his death was unexpected side his

9:56

teeth advises needed to act with

9:59

to score. And caught him

10:01

to. Ensure. A smooth

10:03

succession. The

10:05

college states was this will keep the

10:08

secret. To the rest

10:10

of the journey to Seville. Is bright

10:12

red can't listen Wrecked it every

10:14

night as had been the case

10:17

when he was alive and servants

10:19

came and went from his tent

10:21

in a display of normality. Once

10:25

the army arrived back. In Seville

10:27

Ssd amazing was cold by the

10:29

senior figures in the Call is

10:32

Cause and as a result of

10:34

that meeting weren't as the call.

10:36

This sons. Who is currently aids

10:39

in his mid. Twenties a man code

10:41

of who uses yeah cool. The

10:43

was chosen to become the new

10:45

Thalys. It

10:48

wasn't until Jacobi had met. With

10:50

the key people in his

10:52

late father's administration and had

10:55

obtained their oaths of allegiance

10:57

that he announced his father's

10:59

death. The

11:02

new Police. Police Jacobo was

11:04

nearly the poll of offices

11:06

of his father. While

11:09

the late Polly's with a

11:12

think car rather than a

11:14

fighter a scholar who had

11:16

created an extensive library and

11:19

accords which patronized leading academics

11:21

and philosophers his son Ya

11:23

coop was interested in military.

11:26

Not scholarly pursuits. He

11:30

abandoned his father's practice is

11:32

inviting scholars to his cause,

11:34

and as a result they

11:36

are a few contemporary accounts

11:38

of his reign with no

11:41

one paid to observe and

11:43

right about the collies exploits.

11:45

For posterity, Once

11:49

his hold on power was secure,

11:51

the need college packed up and

11:54

ordered his army to accompany him

11:56

back to Morocco so he could

11:58

establish himself at the Alma had

12:01

center of power in Marrakech. Now

12:05

is the christians as the Iberian

12:07

Peninsula were rubbing. Their hands together

12:10

at the good fortune Once they

12:12

heard of the call his demise,

12:14

they shouldn't be too smug as

12:17

the same is about to happen

12:19

to them. Around

12:22

eighteen months after the collie

12:24

stairs in December of the

12:27

Eleven eighty Five, the senior

12:29

statesman has decreased in Kings

12:31

County. Alfonso, the First of

12:33

Portugal, died. The

12:36

man who created the kingdom. Of

12:38

Portugal and who according to

12:40

the chronicle the thor I'm

12:43

and I quote protected. The

12:45

whole of Portugal with his

12:47

sword and quote left his

12:49

kingdom in such as secure

12:52

conditions. does it managed to

12:54

defy the intentions of it's

12:56

neighbors and remains intact until

12:59

today. Which is pretty impressive.

13:03

The late King's oldest surviving son

13:05

son showed who was aged thirty

13:08

one when his father. Died

13:10

was crowned in Cohen Bro

13:12

shortly after his father's death.

13:16

King Alfonso the first remains.

13:18

Were include inside the Santa

13:20

Cruz Mana where they were

13:22

of see it as the

13:24

bodily remains as the man

13:26

who had pretty much sounded

13:28

the country which is now

13:30

known as Portugal. In

13:33

fact, the king's remains us so.

13:35

Revered still today said.

13:39

Two. Be groups

13:41

and in the two thousand

13:43

and six through scientific examination

13:45

of his body could take

13:47

place. There was widespread outrage

13:49

and the plans will later

13:51

abandoned due to according to

13:54

Wikipedia and I quote the

13:56

importance of the Kings in

13:58

the nation's heart. Public

14:00

source and quite. I'm

14:04

sure King Alfonso the First

14:06

would be just know that

14:08

he is still revered and

14:10

still present in the minds

14:12

and hearts of the Portuguese

14:14

people more than eight centuries

14:16

after his death. The

14:20

next kings his apart the same

14:22

was kings and and the second

14:24

of lay on who died three

14:26

years. Later in January as

14:28

Eleven Eighty Eight. Now,

14:31

the late King, Alfonso the First of

14:34

Portugal, was probably quite happy to hear

14:36

that his former son in law. King

14:39

Fernando of Leon only

14:41

out least him by

14:43

three years. Person

14:46

who definitely wasn't pleased.

14:48

To see the early exit. As as

14:50

the King of Leon though it was

14:52

his eldest. Son: a seventeen

14:55

year old boy unhelpful,

14:57

He named Alfonso. Why?

15:00

Well, because young Alfonso is

15:03

a son as the King

15:05

of Leon's ex wife and

15:07

daughter of King Alfonso the

15:09

First of Portugal. Or after. The

15:13

reason why this is a problem

15:15

is because as the ambitions of

15:17

the late. King's current Widows.

15:21

Now, as with pointed out

15:23

previously, the King of Leon's

15:25

married to the King of

15:27

Portugal's daughter. He's a rocky

15:30

patch after King Alfonso was

15:32

seriously injured following a battle

15:34

between the two cleans. The

15:37

marriage ended up being a node

15:40

in the year Ls and seventy

15:42

five on the basis that Fernando

15:44

and Rak Her was second cousins.

15:48

The gnome it was granted despite

15:50

the fact that the royal couple

15:53

had born a son Alfonso to

15:55

was four years old at the

15:57

time as the dissolution of. Marriage.

16:02

A. Couple of years later in

16:04

Sydney and remarried Theresa. someone

16:06

dares to trap as a

16:09

maze like cement has an

16:11

alliance with a powerful large

16:13

family as.effect that Theresa was

16:15

arguably more closely related to

16:17

Fernando that his first wife

16:20

a record of Portugal had

16:22

been. He was

16:24

first cousin, once removed to

16:26

Theresa, and in the complex

16:28

web of interrelations in the

16:30

Christian Kingdoms, Theresa was technically

16:33

the nice of kings and

16:35

and ice first twice oh,

16:37

wrecker of Portugal. Anyway,

16:41

portray. Side gave birth to

16:43

a son in the year or

16:45

less, and seventy eight who died

16:47

then dies herself, giving birth to

16:49

her second son in eleven. Eighty

16:52

with her baby also

16:54

dying shortly after his

16:56

birth. So once again,

16:58

kings. And Nando was in need. Of

17:00

a wise. At

17:02

that stage, the sun from

17:05

his first marriage, Alfonso was

17:07

his only surviving lichy summit

17:09

child. Now

17:12

we welcome to the narrative kings

17:14

and and or his mistress. Oh

17:16

rec a Lopez the arrow. Beretta

17:20

had already born kings and and

17:22

I a total of three sons

17:24

to had died in infancy, but

17:26

one santos and under his was

17:28

a couple of years old by

17:31

the time or racket convinced kings

17:33

and and or to marry her

17:35

in the year I live and

17:37

eighty seven. Or

17:40

rak as from view was

17:42

that the marriage between herself

17:44

and the King of Leon

17:47

gave her son Sancho retrospective

17:49

legitimacy. See

17:52

also help defuse it Team scenarios:

17:54

eldest son Alfonso was elitism as

17:56

to to the fact that the

17:59

marriage for. In his mother and. Keen

18:01

for nine days had subsequently been

18:03

a node. Out

18:06

a rak. Am married kings and

18:08

and I see year before his

18:10

death and it was pretty clear

18:13

to everyone the kings and enters

18:15

health was failings and that he

18:17

should work to ensure his success

18:20

in was planned and secure. Under

18:24

pressure from or. Kings and

18:26

Nando banished his eldest son

18:28

Alfonso from. The royal court

18:31

giving read. Her the impression

18:33

that her infant son Sancho would

18:35

be crowned is the king of

18:37

Lay on following kings and Nanos

18:39

death. But

18:41

that didn't happen. No

18:45

one really wanted the instability of

18:47

being ruled by a two year

18:49

old boy. When a perfectly

18:51

capable seventeen year old was

18:54

waiting patiently in the wings.

18:56

So following send and those

18:58

stairs, Alfonso. Not Sancho, it's

19:01

was crowned the. Coming king

19:03

Alfonso the ninth of Leone

19:05

and Galicia. This

19:08

understandably made Wrecker

19:11

absolutely furious. She

19:14

took her anger out on the corpse of

19:16

kings and and or. Kings

19:19

and and I had been undertaking. A

19:21

pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

19:24

when he died and it

19:26

was his express wish. To

19:28

be buried at the Cathedral

19:31

and Santiago de Compostela. So.

19:34

Rak or ensured that he wasn't.

19:38

She took. Possession as his remains,

19:40

as was her rise as.

19:42

He's widows and ordered them to

19:44

be buried in steroids in the

19:46

city of Leone. After

19:50

he was crowned king Alfonso. The

19:52

ninth East his. Powers As

19:54

Kings. To transfer his

19:56

father's remains. To the cathedral

19:58

a Santiago to compose our in

20:01

accordance with his wishes and ported

20:03

a statue in the like. That

20:05

said he saw this to be

20:08

commissioned laying down. On his team.

20:11

You can still see it day to day.

20:15

Serve with a bunch of

20:17

departures which have occurred in

20:19

this episode. The power balance

20:21

between. The Christian kings in

20:24

the Iberian Peninsula has once

20:26

again been upended. The

20:30

new Kings best hit the ground

20:32

running. Costs

20:35

the new collies Polish

20:37

Yaqoob is planning a

20:39

new invasion of Christian

20:41

Spain and unlike the

20:43

previous colleagues palace, Jacobo

20:45

is a talented military

20:47

commander. Join

20:50

me next time. As the

20:52

Christian kings most of whom

20:54

are now named Alfonso, it's

20:56

not heads with one another

20:58

and jockey for supremacy. Until

21:02

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