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We continue the story of The Eastern Roman empire into the time of the Fourth Crusade. What began with the greatest of intentions became one of the more destested chapters in history. Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA  

Richard the Lionheart and Saladin were military masterminds. The Third crusade pit each man against the other. The prize was the city of Jerusalem.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA  

The First Crusade was a spectacular success for the Christian armies. During this time the Byzantine Empire entered a golden age known as the Komnenian Restoration. However, with the fall of Edessa in 1144, the Islamic world begins to coalesce. Zengi and his son Nur ad Din create a powerful state. But despite their successes, they would be overshadowed by and even more powerful sultan - Saladin.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA  

The story of Byzantium continues through the high point of the reign of Basil II and then into the nightmare that followed the battle of Manzikert only to enter the time of the crusades.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA  

We take a break from the Reconquista to describe a cataclysmic event that occurred on the other end of the Mediterranean. A titanic struggle between Islam and Christianity was occurring for control of the greatest city in Christendom - Constantinople. We start at the beginning as the Byzantine Empire first encounters the Caliphate. Note the Videos for all this will be up on the YouTube channel very soon!  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA   MUSIC A very big thanks to Joss Edwards and Farya Faraji for their amazing music contributions! 

The story of the Reconquista continues into the time of Muhammad V who ruled over Nasrid Granada during her Golden Age. However, just 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.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA   MUSIC   Le Documentaire - Arabic Music Premium Beats - Flowing Rivers WAYNE JONES - Epic Battle Speech  World Music Official - All Moon Night - Golden Age - Epic Middle Eastern Music Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas Claudie Mackula - El Castillo De Santiago Filmstro - Drums of War   Doug Maxwell - Pink Flamenco   Gitarren Gerrit - Spanish Caravan   Aakash Gandhi - Kiss the Sky

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. Very little of Europe would be spared. Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA   MUSIC   Multi - Tempest Premium Beats - Building Intensity  Filmstro - Drake - Drums of War - Nanshan - Lieutenant  World Music Official - Full Moon Night - Epic Middle Eastern Music Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas Josh Edwards - Sand and Sandburn Anno Domini - Still Standing - Archetype Aakash Gandhi - Dance of the U-Boat

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.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: COMING SOON! A very big thank you to Claudie Mackula and her amazing music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6NUumoDlz4L69won8QlvtA    MUSIC   Le Documentaire - YouTube - Arabic Music Claudie Mackula - El Castillo De Santiago Joss Edwards - Sand and Sunburn Filmstro - Drake World Music Official - Full Moon Night Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas Jeremy Blake - I'll Remember You Anno Domini - Still Standing Musopen.org - Asturias - Suite Espanola    

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    Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: COMING SOON! A very big thank you to Claudie Mackula and her amazing music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6NUumoDlz4L69won8QlvtA    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 Premium Beats - Lacrimosa

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!    Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: COMING SOON!   Thanks to Lantern Jack & his podcast Ancient Greece Declassified  http://greecepodcast.com   Hugh Thanks to Multi for creating music for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRl6-nb4iOnsij-vnpAjp0Q   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.    Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: COMING SOON!   MUSIC Derek & Brandon Fiechter  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMZjGhrFq_4llVS_x2XJ_w - 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   Premium Beats - Mind Field

The story of Al Andalus & Moorish Spain continues as the Almoravids are replaced by an even more fundamental Almohad. However, the Christian Kingdoms in the north are also becoming more organized in the era of religious crusades.  Check out the History of Ancient Greece Podcast http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: COMING SOON!   MUSIC Kevein Macleod (YouTube Archive) - Darkening Developments - Meditation Impomptu Joss Edwards - San and Sunburn Filmstro - Soldier Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas - Ammon-Ra Aakash Gandhi (YouTube Archive) - Spirit of the Dead Ugonna Onyekwe (YouTube Archive) - Progressive Moments - Turning Slowly   Premium Beats - Unlimited Imagination - Mind Field

We break from the history of Al Andalus and take a quick peek on the other end of the Mediterranean. A new era in warfare begins as the Crusades would start and pit Christianity versus Islam.    ANCIENT HISTORY GUY CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6gQS5SByUgXeS8DwjTgSuw Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dijsGMu_4bA&t=80s   MUSIC Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas - The Road Ahead - Honor Bound - Med Waves - Tavern in the mist Aakash Gandhi (YouTube Archive) - Eyes of Glory - Spirit of the Dead Ugonna Onyekwe (YouTube Archive) - Inescapable From http://www.purple-planet.com - Cambodean Odessy  - Warhammer   YouTube Archive  - Still Standing - Epic Battle Speech - Thunder Storm   Premium Beats - Unlimited Imagination

The historical narrative continues as the Taifa states discover that a house divided can not stand. In this difficulty situation they look for help from the Almoravids who have grown in power in North Africa.   Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJOj_qmiv6U&feature=youtu.be MUSIC Special thanks to Omri Lahav - Ammon-Ra - Peak of Atlas - The Road Ahead - Eastern Dreams   Aakash Gandhi - Eyes of Glory - Spirit of the Dead Doug Maxwell - Pink Flamenco From http://www.purple-planet.com - Doomed Romance - Last Stand   YouTube Archive  - Desert Caravan - Epic Speech Battle (Wayne Jones)  

A look into the cultural heritage of Moorish Spain. Was it truly a golden age of enlightenment and meaningful co-existence? Or was it just an over celebrated failed experiment in multiculturalism?  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: https://youtu.be/rfH_fwQIGO4   MUSIC From http://www.purple-planet.com Introspection Battle Lines   YouTube Archive  Desert Caravan Meditation Impromptu   Shesh Pesh - JR TUNDRA   The work of Kevin Macleod:   Cambodian Odessy Folk Round Darkening Developments   Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100385 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Abd Al Rahman III comes to the scene and brings Al Andalus back from the brink. His successes usher in a period of prosperity that unfortunately is short lived. Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: Coming Soon!   Thank you to those who contributed music !! Karunesh http://www.karuneshmusic.com Global Spirit TAW 60342 (p) 2000 Oreade Music (p) © 2000 Karunesh Music © 2008 Global Spirit Music (Publishing) Colors of the East KM006 Oreade Music (p) © 2012 Karunesh Music © 2012 Global Spirit Music (Publishing)  Sun Within KM007 Oreade Music   (p) © 2016 Karunesh Music all rights reserved © 2016 Global Spirit Music (Publishing)   Paul Avgerinos http://www.roundskymusic.com and from http://www.purple-planet.com Foreign Land - Jingle Punks   Shesh Pesh - JR TUNDRA   The work of Kevin Macleod:   Cambodian Odessy Desert City Arabian Nightfall Meditation Impromptu Cambodian Odessy Darkening Developments   Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100385 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

The Song of Roland is an 11th Century Epic Poem Based on a late 8th century event. While the history not exact, the poem is a window into 11th century Christian thought and a foreshadowing of the emerging Crusader movement. Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwdIJ01meiI&t=25s   Thank you to those who contributed music !! Paul Avgerinos http://www.roundskymusic.com and from http://www.purple-planet.com   https://musopen.org Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven     The work of Kevin Macleod: Folk Round Desert City Arabian Knights Angevin 70 Meditation Impromptu Cambodian Odessy Darkening Developments   Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100385 Artist: http://incompetech.com/  

After the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate, one of its few surviving members escapes from Syria and arrives in Spain. His name is Abd Al-Rahman I and through his resourcefulness, establishes a Dynasty that leaves its mark on world history.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZgA_WLxkzk&feature=youtu.be   Thank you to those who contributed music !! Paul Avgerinos http://www.roundskymusic.com Andy from https://www.shutupandplay.ca and from http://www.purple-planet.com  

The Moors invade Spain in what will be a lightning affair. They are soon poised to attack France. But as the Islamic Expansion continues, it begins to face serious threats both domestic and foreign.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: Coming Soon!  

Arabian armies, flush with victory over the Byzantine and Persian Empires, now push west into North Africa. By 709, the Caliphate has expanded from the Indus to the Atlantic and only the Strait of Gibraltar stands in the path of the conquest of Spain.  Contribute on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Like the music? https://www.shutupandplay.ca Video Podcast: Available Soon!