Reconquista - The Last Kingdom of Islam - Part 3 The Avenger

[@steel4o]

Been watching HistoryMarche, BazBattles, Armchair historian, Kings&Generals and a few other historical channels, however, your vids with that smooth spanish guitar really grab my attention. You can watch em early in the morning with a protein shake, in a cold rainy night, or when the sky is falling :)

[@FlashPointHx]

Wow - thats an awesome group to be included in. I know the guys in almost all the channels that you have mentioned. Decent and friendly people - some of them have helped me in the past. Love to know that my videos accentuate the scene for you. =)

[@goldentaco4970]

I have watched Armchair historian and Kings and Generals as well. As much as I have enjoyed Kings and Genrals, Flash Point is the best. But both this and Kings and Generals have great animation.

[@RodolfoGaming]

I watch all of these but you guys sleeping on Epic History TV, Extra Credits, Feature History, History Matters, Historia Civillis, Suibhne and Invicta! Expect you to know oversimplified and simple history too

[@enriquepascual8767]

Is the channel with the most homework done, the guy is very professional.

[@ciuyr2510]

Better than all 10 years of history class back in high school

[@wiseguy01]

you went to high school for 10 years?

[@ciuyr2510]

@@wiseguy01 sure are a wiseguy aint you :p

[@FlashPointHx]

It’s unfortunate that history classes turn people off from the subject - it’s such an amazing field if taught the right way

[@ciuyr2510]

@@FlashPointHx one substitute teacher was passionate about it, and thats why I`m here

[@facelessman9224]

@@ciuyr2510 I had the same question. I think you mean to say grade school.

[@Embracehistoria]

Happy to have helped, the game I used is called Total war Attila with the 1212 AD mod and some lighting mods.

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah - these ones were especially good

[@Embracehistoria]

@@FlashPointHx Thank the new PC!

[@baggelis_aikaterinis]

@@Embracehistoria Ha , i never thouht i ll find u here , keep ur vids coming , they ll bring u up sooner or later ! Flash Point History that ending was .

[@UmerFarooq-dn2hg]

@@FlashPointHx LzAj

[@darrenblack5541]

Looks like Flash point history is gonna be a trilogy God: You know what not yet "Unleash the Black death"

[@FlashPointHx]

God was about to hit the smite button on his keyboard - and 30-40% of Europe was about to die

[@darrenblack5541]

@@FlashPointHx collateral.Who wants to end a good entertainment

[@tristenbrooks5571]

I guess I'm quite randomly asking but do anybody know of a good place to stream newly released tv shows online?

[@quintonandre8870]

@Tristen Brooks Lately I have been using FlixZone. You can find it on google =)

[@jermainezaid1702]

@Quinton Andre yup, I have been watching on FlixZone for since march myself =)

[@kidlariba9580]

Alphonso IX: The Avenger black death: i'm about to end this man's whole career

[@FlashPointHx]

And push back the reconquista by 150 years

[@FlashPointHx]

Just a couple of items moving forward: 1 - Please don't forget to share on social media and spread word about the podcast! Its the only way a channel like this grows. 2 - For anyone descended from a Castilian, Portuguese, Nasrid, or Marinid line - I salute you - your ancestors were amazing! They survived one of the most brutal times in history and left an incredible legacy! 3 - At the end of the video there is suggestion for a bonus episode - let me know if this is something that interests you. 4 - Mistake on my part - the Marinids were a sultanate not a Caliphate - they had a sultan not a caliph. Apologies on that ! Otherwise enjoy the video - let me know what you think! I really tried to put all I had into this one. I'm already starting to write the next episode!

[@ferrjuan]

Flash Point History what if your ancestors were Galician?

[@FlashPointHx]

There is a good chance that they were at Rio Salado - they were part of Castile at this point

[@TheConservativeKnight6809]

@@FlashPointHx Great content👌👌👌!!! I loved this video, upload more!!!

[@FlashPointHx]

I upload them as fast as I can

[@ferrjuan]

Flash Point History awesome! My paternal line is all from Galicia! I salute my Portuguese cousins!

[@apostolispouliakis7401]

-The time of the black death had arrived -Sad European noises :(

[@FlashPointHx]

a third of Europe would be dead by the time that was done

[@pepepretal5175]

What a brave kings and what a brave soldiers. Portugueses and Spanish together defeating and army three times bigger. Amazing!!!!!! Ethernal glory for this braves!!!!!!!

[@Fenniks-]

these videos are some of my Highlights of the month.

[@FlashPointHx]

I’m happy that you like my content - appreciate that it is a highlight for you

[@eagleofbrittany7231]

One thing i've noticed from looking at so many battles either from my own research or from channels like yours is that over-confidence is a bigger disadvantage than being outnumbered, outgunned, or outmaneuvered.

[@FlashPointHx]

its as Caesar said - its only hubris if I fail

[@SilverWave64]

I love how detailed you describe these battles!

[@FlashPointHx]

This one needed a lot of explaining - it was a decisive battle of the Reconquista

[@unknownmale9486]

Ah I got an honorable mention! Much appreciated and as always great graphics and narration! Don't stop..keep up the great work!

[@FlashPointHx]

You got it! Thanks for the kind words - next video in production already

[@mahesito1943]

Proud to be born in Granada!! Thanks for the videos i think its important to know about our past to be a better person

[@FlashPointHx]

I couldn’t agree with you more. Granada has an amazing history

[@ryanwidjaja4252]

I love how the front line between Castile and Granada was finally changing toward the end of Alfonso XI's reign, especially after he used cannons. Fun fact: Spanish monarchs were numbered from Pelagius/Pelayo of Asturias, so we have Alfonso I of Asturias, Alfonso III of Asturias, Alfonso V of León, Alfonso VI of León, Alfonso X of Castile, Alfonso XI of Castile, and Alfonso XIII of Spain. There were also Fernando I "the Great" of León, Fernando III "the Saint" of Castile, and Fernando V "the Catholic" of Castile (II of Aragon). Note that the Aragonese monarchs were not included in this list, which is why Fernando "the Catholic" had two regnal numbers (V of Castile and II of Aragon). It is interesting to note that Granada later helped Alfonso XI's son (Pedro of Castile) in a civil war against his illegitimate half-brother Enrique II of Castile.

[@FlashPointHx]

That’s exactly where we are headed next - the war of the two pedros

[@rwseemore1]

Muslims go home

[@marloyorkrodriguez9975]

Flash Point History can’t wait also for the battle of the Johns

[@goldentaco4970]

Hahaha. Yes! This was one of my favorite Flash Point History videos yet. For one, I loved the part when Alphonso had to be dragged away from battle. But more importantly, I had wondered how the gun powder technology played a part in the Reconquista. I read a book called "Why did Europe Conquer the World," and it basically asserted that the economic history, the history of warfare, and primarily the advancement of the gun powder technology by western Europe allowed it to eventually control most of the world at one point. So I really appreciated the part where the cannons came into play. As you probably know, gun powder came from China in the 1200 or 1300s but the Europeons spent lavishly on advancing it. I also wondered how the black death played a part. So your ending was just straight entertaining and almost goosebump producing. It seems like the armies of North Africa, Marinids and the Amoravins?...or whatever lol, helped Muslim Spain more so than the armies of Western Europe or the Holy Roman Empire did for Castile, Arogon and Portugal. I wonder if the Reconquista could have been quicker had that not been the case.

[@FlashPointHx]

So you bring up a lot of really good points. Gun powder was invented in China, but it was the Europeans that really developed it as a major weapon. At this point in history firearms were still not that impressive on the battlefield. Reload times were too high and the weapons themselves could be unreliable. But that would change. In fact, it would change very quickly. By the early to mid 15th century, it was gun powder that would bring down Granada. All of those fortresses and strong points and fixed fortifications were now able to be breached. I would highly recommend a book that I read a while ago called “guns germs and steel” by Jared diamond. He gives a very good analysis, flawed at times, about how the Europeans were able to dominate the world during the age of discovery. As for the north Africans, from the time of the fall of Toledo in the year 1085 onwards, they played a vital role in keeping Islamic Spain alive. But, they were also a major threat to the Muslims that were living in the Iberian Peninsula as well. The Christian kingdoms would constantly be fighting one another. But when it suited them to declare a crusade, they could ban together and fight very effectively. As we have seen at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212. Hope this helps.

[@goldentaco4970]

@@FlashPointHx Yes. Thank you for that. And I will check out that book for sure! P.S. You have to love those physician masks during the plague. They were highly effective. 🤣

[@الوليدبنمحمد-ذ5ذ]

The struggle of the Emirate of Granada in the 14th & 15th centuries : The most important battles 1309: Bakr Al Sakar battles &Siege of Almería, with the help of the Marinids, the Andalusia managed to repel the Aragonese, who had lost heavy losses: 90,000 were perished, according to Ibn al-Qadi 1314: Battle of Wadi Fartuna: Castilians crushed an andalusia forces & seized several forts 1319: Battle of Marj Granada :the Andalusians&the Marinids annilihated a Castilian Crusade of 135,000 men :50,000-80,000 or 60,000 crusaders according to Al-Dhahabi were killed or drowned including 25 princes&many nobles and priests 1324: Sultan Ismail's campaign :he captured Baeza after heavy fighting in which he used the guns 1325 Second campaign: He sacked the city of Martos in Rajab and seized many spoils and many prisoners. Then he was assassinated in his palace 3 days after his campaign, Rajab 26, 725 A.H. 1332: Al-Hajib Abu Naim Radwan campaign (originally Catalan and enslaved as a child in one of the raids on Aragon) :he launched the raids on the outskirts of Murcia & Lorca and destroyed the villages, then seized Baza in the following year 1333 The capture of Gibraltar with the help of the Marinids, and the forces of Granada, led by Sultan Muhammad bin Ismail, routed the Castilians forces who were sent to break the siege .. Then the Sultan was assassinated while returning from the campaign in Dhu al-Hijjah 1339 Sultan Yusef, with the help of the Marinids, launched several raids on Jaen, jerez and others area,and managed to seize some forts in response to the Castilian raids, which increased during his reign 1366 Sultan Muhammad Al ghani bilah 's campaign to Castile and in it he managed to recapture Burgos and Guera in southeastern Ronda and launched raids on Castilian villages 1367 Sultan Muhammad Al ghani bilah 's campaign to Castile: he launched raids on Seville, sacked&destroyed the city of Utrera, destroyed the fortress of Asher, and seized many spoils and thousands of captives Then at the end of the year September 1367 : He sacked the city of Jaén but did not seize its castle,he burned & ruined it, because of the difficulty of defending it: He seized many spoils and thousands of captives Then he recaptured the city of Baza (southwest of Jaen), plundered it and destroyed it completely. In Rabi` al-Awal he sacked the city of Ubeda: killing its men, enslaving women and children, destroying its palaces, churches, walls, and all its buildings . 1369 heSeized Algaciracs & annihilated the Castilian garrison, then ordered the destruction of its fortress and its port and buildings 1370 Muhammad Al ghani bilah 's campaign to Castile : he raided the area of Seville, besieged Carmona for several days, then sacked & destroyed the city of Marchena: killing its men and enslaving women and children The Sultan's raids continued on Castile until his death 1391: the Andalusians annilihated a Castilian popular Crusade of 5,000 men led by an old priest calld Sio and with him the count Alcantar around the walls of Granada : 3,500 were killed&burned by the greek fire including the priest,1,500 were captured . 1391-1394 Sultan Yusuf launched raids on the regions of Murcia and Lorca and annihilated the Castilian forces of 4000 horsemen at La Vega 1405: Sultan Muhammed ibn Yusef's campaign to Gharb Al Andalusia[ Portugal] : in which he destroyed the Algarve region and seized the fortress of Ayamonte after he annilihated its garrison. He returned from his campaign with many spoils and a large number of captives. 1406 Andalusians launched many raids on castile but suffered a defeat , which forced them to a truce for 8 months, after which the clashes continued 1410 Castilians under Don Fernando captured Antequera after heavy fighting, & in which they suffered heavy losses 1431 Battle of Marj Granada : The Andalusians lost the battle & 15,000 men, but they managed to repel and annilihate the Castilians and force them to lift the siege of Granada (after 60,000 castilians were killed&captured) thanks to the night attack of Veteran-commander Abu Zakaria Yahya ibn Omar with his 22,000 horsmen Between 1432-1437: Andalusians under the rule of Sultan Muhammad Al-AYsar managed to repel&annilihate many Castilian offensive: Battle of Archidona 1434: in which the Andalusians, led by Ibn Abd al-Barr al-Sarraj, crushed the Castilians and killed and captured thousands of them. Battle of Wadi Ash 1435 ended with an overwhelming victory for the Andalusians Battle of Gibraltar 1436 ended with a landslide victory for the Andalusians,& the annihilation of the Castilian forces, and the killing of their commander, ruler of Niebla. Battle of Cazorla 1437 ended with the victory of the Andalusians, they were able to annihilate the Castilian forces, but they suffered heavy losses , Ibn al Sarraj was killed. 1446 Campaign of Sultan Muhammad al-Ahnaf to Castile, and in it he seized the fortress of ''Beni Muriel'' & ''Ibn Salama'' and killed its garissons,continued to launch raids on Castile 1450 Campaign of Sultan Muhammad Al-Ahnaf to Murcia : launched raids in its area and was able to annihilate a Castilian forces in a Battle near jinjala [ Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón] 1459-1462 The Castilians raided Granada and killed & enslaved thousands and seized several fortresses. Yusef Ibn Ismail responsed & managed to defeat them and killed a large number of them, then raided many castilian villages&towns, the fighting continued until the Castilians seized Gibraltar&several forts 1464--1479 Sultan Ali Abu Al-Hassan launched many raids on Castile, refused to pay tribute & reconciliation with Spain [Aragon & Castile] and declared war, launched a major campaign in response to the Spanish raids, destroyed and sacked the city of Zahara (de la sierra) killed & enslaved its inhabitants in December 1481 and launched devastating raids and ruined many villages &towns 1482 Spain declares war on Granada The Spaniards sacked & captured the Alhama in February 1482 / Sultan Abu al-Hassan tried to retake it, but was forced to lift the siege and headed to Loja He managed to annihilate a Castilian forces of 30,000 that besieged Loja and killed most of them &seized many guns in July 1482 , the Spanish garrison fled from Alhama. The offensive of 1483: Bloody battles took place between the Andalusians led by Sultan Muhammad bin Saad Al-Zaghal and the Spaniards between Malaga and Velez, which ended in a crushing victory for the Andalusians: who crushed the Spaniards in the Battle of Al Sharqiya in March 1483 killed and captured thousands of them The other Sultan, Abu Abdullah, launched a campaign that managed to defeat small Spanish forces & seized several forts, but was ambushed and his army was destroyed in Lucena, thousands were killed&captured including the Sultan The offensive of 1485 the Spaniards captured Ronda in April after a heavy fighting , and captured most of the forts in the west of Malaga, abut their advance was halted in Moclin, after they suffered a crushing defeat in which they lost 25,000 men Spaniards took advantage of the renewed civil war between Al-Zaghl and Albayzín and resumed their offensives the offensive of 1486 they managed to capture Loja after fierce resistance in May, & seized several forts The offensive of 1487 they managed to capture Malaga after heavy fighting and a land and sea blockade in august, seized several forts and appointed Aba Abdullah Muhammad al-Saghir as Sultan. The offensive of 1488 they managed to capture Vera, Velez Blanco, and Velez Rubio, but their advance was halted after they suffered a crushing defeat in Baza at the hands of Yahya Al-Nayar's forces., forcing them to retreat. The offensive of 1489 they managed to capture Ashkur and then Baza after 5 months of fighting , suffering heavy losses at the hands of Yahya Al-Nayar's forces. The offensive of 1490 :the Spaniards advance near the walls of Granada but were repelled with heavy losses, then the Sultan launched A counterattack in which he managed to capture several forts and villages and inflicted heavy defeats on the Spaniards The mudejar revolted as well and counter-attack the Spaniards The offensive of 1491 The Spanish launched a sweeping offensive of 150,000 men and retaked what they lost in the past year.Nobleman Musa ibn Musa ibn Abi Al-Ghassan launched a counter-attack with 20,000 Horsmen ,he inflicted heavy losses on the Spaniards,but was unable to repel them The Spaniards besieged Granada: The Andalusians tried to break the siege and resisted a fierce resistance for several months until the Sultan order to surrender

[@FlashPointHx]

Was Antequera taken in 1412 or 1410. I read the latter

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

In 1491, 150,000 strong army? I thought medieval armies were very small, that number is almost as big as the largest Roman Field Armies 😲😲😲. Imagine the logistics to field and equip that large force

[@goncaloalves1756]

One of the greatest victories of the reconquista, thank god for our brave ancestors

[@anasanas-ky5qm]

I am moroccan atheist i love history of reconquista And I support her strongly That saved spain and europe and word Congrats

[@franklinhidalgo3683]

History is fascinating ... The fact that Christianity came to the New world is a direct result of the Reconquista

[@FlashPointHx]

Well, there was another reconquista on the other end of the Med with the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans that had its par to play in this as well.

[@franklinhidalgo3683]

Flash Point History For sure, and it would have reached further into Christendom had it not been for the King of Spain and his armada in the battle of Lepanto... of course we also know who didn’t show up to fight

[@FlashPointHx]

@@franklinhidalgo3683 The Spanish had a world empire before anyone else. By the time of lepanto they were very powerful indeed.

[@MoroccoGamer]

nice video, so many huge tactical mistakes by the leader of Marinids, arrogance bring defeat

[@FlashPointHx]

Having a numerical superiority means nothing if you don’t know how to lead. An army of sheep led by lion will always defeat and army of lions lead by a sheep

[@afifi1828]

yeah, it will be different history if marinid won battle of rio salado

[@leaveme3559]

@@FlashPointHx tbh he didnt know castilians had so many men hidden in that fort or else he would have protected his rear......u work with amount of information you know

[@nixielee]

@@leaveme3559 Yes, you work with the information you know. And letting 5 000 men past your siege without you knowing cost him everything.

[@TheSamuraijim87]

@@nixielee Yes indeed. It's also perfectly easy to criticize another person's leadership abilities as an armchair general, from an online comment, at the distance of six hundred years. It is less simple to command an army of sixty thousand men, which to give some context, is a mass of humanity at least the size of a Football Stadium, on the ground in real time, in an age before mass media and computerized information. Would you be aware of everything transpiring or of a small group sneaking around at night? No.

[@CESSKAR]

Curiously, Alfonso always wanted to be buried with his father, which, as you mention, died when Alfonso was only one year old. Now I'm really excited for the next video, which should be about my favorite king, don Pedro (called "sultan dun bidru" in some epigraphs of his palace in Seville), though I wouldn't mind at all another one about the plague (of which also died Joan of England on the way to Castile to marry prince Pedro).

[@FlashPointHx]

Joan of England was a series bada@#$ - that woman would have made an incredible Empress. Born in the wrong time. I could see her going toe to toe with Catherine the Great or Elizabeth I. Yes the War of the Two Pedros is up next - but it will be mentioned more from the vantage point of Muhammad V who ushered in the golden age of Nasrid Granada

[@danieliglesias1429]

Great video and that ending was cool as hell! Makes you think, what if the Reconquista would have been completed and Alphonso XI didn’t die. Maybe a what if bonus video?

[@darknativity42]

The WW2 In Real Time channel just recently did a couple "what if" videos exploring a few alternate history topics. I think it'd be cool if Flash Point History did something similar - let him flex his history muscles and indulge in a little fun what if scenario or two!

[@kcapt96]

When needed Portugal was there to break the lines!

[@FlashPointHx]

They did indeed

[@ricardoguilherme5170]

Thanks to telling a bit of our history... Portugal and Spain have such exciting stories to be told, how the reconquista didn't become a movie or series is beyond me..

[@FlashPointHx]

It really seems to be glossed over in all the history books. Can't understand why. Even from a euro-centric christian standpoint, you'd think they would have gone nuts about this. This time period in history half of Europe was being overrun by the Ottomans. A hundred years after this video's time period, Constantinople would fall. You'd figure they would want to hype the one front that Christianity was winning on

[@JoeMartinez18]

Probably because current world history has a mostly anglo-saxon focus. And the rest is more secondary. Remember when people hear of Spain they inmediatly think of the inquisition as a monstruous institution and the Spanish empire apparently commiting genocides. Both statements couldn't be further from the truth. The Spanish inquisition was tame compared to what equivalent happened in the rest of the world and the Spanish empire had no interest in genocide, they even attempted to integrate the natives of their colonies and forbade slavery, forcing the colonists to keep a blackmarket network, greatly reducing the import of slavery until the english, french and Dutch came making the slave trade truly flourish, plus the first forcing the Spanish empire to allow the slave trade in Cuba and Puerto rico, wich the kingdom was against. In múltiple occasion they attempted to abolish slavery completly, but the colonies threatened to rebell against Spain.

[@hjs8092]

Lobo Cruzado I fully agree current world history is mostly Anglo Saxon focus. And even so sometimes Spain has some spot lights. Portugal never. Our history it’s not mainstream. It’s absolutely underrated. And Iberian countries have unbelievable stories to be told...much better then the “Game of thrones” 😅 without dragons of course...

[@JoeMartinez18]

@@hjs8092 You're right.

[@enriquepascual8767]

Flash, the history of Spain is forbidden because it was the biggest enemy of England, basically it was a fight between catholics and protestants, behind the curtains, a fight between 2 different economic systems, the one we live today is the jew-anglosaxon one , in that time London commercial companies and banks,, Spain, the Hispanich Monarchy fought against them during nearly 300 years, so after 1820 we were being sistematically incorporated to the english international work division system, the spanish Empire died and the english boomed, so they guys who rule the system don't like too much to spread, promote spanish history, but is spaniards fault as well for being incompetent to make the world know.

[@vladimirnikolov2078]

I would like to say, that i am very much captivated by this series, by the moors conquest of Hispania and the way you deliver it. I am so immersed in it that I kind of don't want it to end. I would like to see more about the cultural influence, the knowledge brought by the moors as far as science is concerned, the universities created, etc. Please do a series about this. I know you touched on Maimonides but I want to learn more in this regard. If you could also recommend good books on this topic about the islamic heritage it would be much appreciated. Last but not least, I would like to say, thank you. You really spark a hunger for learning which is a rare commodity nowadays...And with this voice I can listen all day long.... You would make a wonderful professor....if you are not one already...your passion for history is commendable.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@vladimirnikolov2078 I did a long series on exactly this. If you go to my home page and look up this playlist ‘war of the world’ - it’s all in there

[@misterangel8486]

My week is not compleet without some flashpoint history lessons on Granada😁👍 Just keep em coming please💪😎

[@mortengottschalck]

Now that's what I call a return to form, Mr. Flash Point History person!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks !

[@ferrjuan]

Nice my comment made the epilogue!

[@FlashPointHx]

Hahaha yes sir

[@mobiggcro]

As soon as the entire marinieds forces were directioned to Alphonso forces I felt a cold wind in my back ... like this is not going to end well 😅 great video !!🔥

[@FlashPointHx]

I know right? Happy you liked the video!

[@ΣτράτοςΤσουκάρης]

I like the use of Portolan chart s that by that time were very popular, substituting the older T-O maps!

[@FlashPointHx]

I love em

[@shipmate3577]

You're videos are better than my history degree from university.

[@FlashPointHx]

wow - thank you, thats high praise

[@osaft2go830]

I never commented on your videos but this one was amazing. Probly my favorite so far

[@FlashPointHx]

I really tried to go all out in this one. That battle sequence took me two days to get just right - Happy that you liked it.

[@devilsadvocate4899]

Awesomeness. This channel is so underrated. Great video. When is the next video I wonder

[@FlashPointHx]

Gonna do Black Death next -hoping to have the podcast out in March and videos there after - need to sneak in production time while my boy naps and I’m not at work

[@devilsadvocate4899]

@@FlashPointHx Good luck my friend

[@jeffbox3591]

I absolutely love Flash Point History. The algorithm brought me to your History of the Plague video and I've been hooked since. The way you present the information is just incredible. If anyone is scanning the comments wondering if they should watch this video. The answer is No! Go back to the first episode in the series, it's decently long but beyond worth it.

[@David_ESP]

Hello! I'm a spaniard and i love your videos, but I have a question: In next video you will cover only the Reconquista related topics or also Pedro I of Castile reign? It was a very interesting period of wars with Aragon, plague and even a civil war and a change of dinasty!!! I love your videos, keep being this good!!! xD

[@FlashPointHx]

I will cover The War of the Two Pedros - and the golden age of Nasrid Granada. This episode (XI) will end in the year 1474. But I might do a bonus episode on the Black Death

[@David_ESP]

Nice! I asked because that period was crucial for the future of Castile and Aragon. In Spain its famous because it marks the begining of the last stage of the Middle Ages, the rise of Trastámara dynasty and unification of Spain by marriage and sword

[@jspetty1984]

Phenomenally well made! Thank you!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!!

[@Porcas]

Excelente como siempre. Gracias por la calidad de tus videos! Me generaste mucha curiosidad por el período y la península ibérica. I hope you understand spsnish, it's just for you to notice the variety of your audience! At least one huge fan in Argentina! Hasta el próximo video !!

[@FlashPointHx]

Si yo entiendo español - creo que es importante saber esto, especialmente si vives en California. Ademas, mi esposa es latina y nos esta ensañando a nosotros hijo a ser bilingües. I'm working on the next video now - but it takes me time to create them. Thank you for being patient and my wife and I would love to come to your country one day!

[@Porcas]

@@FlashPointHx que bueno! Realmente me gustan mucho tus videos. Por supuesto soy paciente. Vale la pena la espera. Ojala puedan venir a Argentina, hay lugares realmente increíbles!

[@TheSamuraijim87]

Great video! Times like this, you have to admit, Heath Ledger's Joker said it best: "The thing about Chaos is, it's fair." Quite surprising that the Portuguese were brought in, as opposed to Navarra or Aragon. I was under the assumption that this was a period of protracted conflict between Castille and Portugal. I did find it interesting that the video was referring to the Marinids as "Caliphs" throughout. I'd never read anything which refers to them as such, rather as Emirs or Sultans. I didn't think that there were Caliphs in the west after the fall of the Almohads and the Cordovan Umayyads. Where did you come across that? Great work as always. Your channel is amazingly even handed and informative.

[@FlashPointHx]

I forgot to mention in my pinned comment (just changed it this morning) - but your right, mistake on my part. The Marinids were a sultanate not a caliphate. Sorry about that. Happy you liked the rest of the video !

[@renesarabia6442]

You have such high quality content!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you! Try to put my all into these

[@tg1982]

I don't know how you do it, man. But your content is so enthralling, it keeps me wanting for more. You find interesting tidbits, in-depth analysis and to top it off, it is really entertaining. Thank you so much!

[@FlashPointHx]

I appreciate that! I think it all comes down to telling a story and making it in such a way that a person can relate to it by their own experiences of life.

[@krimzonstriker7534]

Time for Plague masks to come into fashion :D

[@FlashPointHx]

Plague doctors were Avant- Gard

[@KingofEuropa07]

Damn. Imagine losing your father at one ,your mother at two, your uncles at eight, dealing with political intrigue and a country in crisis as a young adult, then having your life's work cut short by the whims of fate. He reminds me a lot of Baldwin IV.

[@FlashPointHx]

He came so close to the end so many times and then it hit in one giant swat

[@thebrocialist8300]

Been looking forward to this episode!

[@FlashPointHx]

Nice

[@pieterjacobs2976]

Great work man cant wait for the next one.

[@FlashPointHx]

Working on it now :)

[@ichotw5766]

Very good research on the theme and nice history lesson. Keep up the good work.

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!

[@freetube5304]

By the way Merinids were Sultanate not a Caliphate like their predecessor the Almohads, but awesome video non the less.

[@FlashPointHx]

You're totally right - I forgot to mention this in my pinned comment. Changed it now. Thanks for keeping me on my toes! =)

[@andersschmich8600]

Brian Catlas recently gave a guest lecture in one of my classes! Small world...and a great video!

[@hjs8092]

Once again a fantastic work! Congrats. And This time a spot of a portuguese role on the reconquista. 👍

[@FlashPointHx]

They were the first to cross the river and push back the Granadans

[@Realr420]

Portugal also come to the aid of ethiopia in the 1529-1543 ethiopian empire nd adal sultanate war( the adals calls it futah al habesha) nd overturn the table rescued ethiopia from being overran, Christopher da gama lead the force that come to aid of the Christian Ethiopians he died in Ethiopia. i hope you really check this history, its similiar in some sense, rest in peace alphonso XI THE AVENGER 🙏......and what an awesome job man keep it up

[@johnnyjoaster820]

fun fact about that last seige of gibralter a mirrinnid force was sent to aid granada one of its many soldiers was ibn battuta himself who arrived to find that the seige had already been called off due to the plague

[@giod6266]

Thank you so much! Very interesting, looking forward for more!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks!

[@maxtomlinson8134]

THAT WAS AWESOME! Is that last Battle or is there more comeing?

[@FlashPointHx]

We’re about 150 years to 1492 - then you have not just a battle but a prolonged campaign to bring down Granada once and for all

[@thebrocialist8300]

The Reconquest ain’t done yet, compañero. Grab a pint of Asturian cider and strap in

[@maxtomlinson8134]

@@thebrocialist8300YAY!

[@arkad6329]

WHAT! There is no more videos! I've caught up! This cannot be! This is some good shit. I want to see more.

[@FlashPointHx]

Working on it now =)

[@ESLongoria]

Another great video! Well done!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks!!

[@Daughterofminerva]

Alphonso was a great warrior but a poor father and husband : not unusual in the Middle Age. So when he died his only son Pedro resented him for his behavior towards him and his mother, whom he neglected, in contrast to his behavior towards his mistress and the children he had from her. That was the origin of the long fight between Pedro I and his half - brother Enrique, that ripped Castile apart for years. I understand that Alphonso was a young man, and he grew up without the guide of his parents, but it is so frustrating that a lot of medieval kings always made the same mistake : they didn't care enough about creating a good family environment, also including their illegitimate offspring. Result : civil war once their sons became adults.

[@FlashPointHx]

A good example is Abd Al Rahman III of the Caliphate of Cordoba - he spent a lot of time with his offspring and the succession went well, but subsequent generations didn't to the destruction of the Caliphate.

[@guardiancologne9034]

Great video, you just made the Black Plague look cool lol. Bonus video? Uh, yea! Keep up the great work.

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah, The more I think about it, the more I think a video on the black death would be interesting to make

[@guardiancologne9034]

It would be interesting, following the spread and political effects. I feel like i remember something about a mongol-chinese war being the initial catalyst. You could look into that, it shows how connected unconnected peoples were.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@guardiancologne9034 Yes thats exactly right - in the Crimea. The Mongols dragged the plague with them and then started catapulting dead putrid bodies over the walls of a city under siege. From there it spread to Constantinople, Cyprus, The Levant, and Sicily .

[@johnnyjoaster820]

alfonso: im gonna finnish the reconquista god: oh no you dont send in the black death

[@FlashPointHx]

I know right? 1/3 of Europe dies in the Black Death - Granada Ironically gets saved

[@johnnyjoaster820]

@@FlashPointHx and the byzantine empire (if reunited in this point in time) gets a break from the turks

[@elwerouno1]

👑RÍOS FAMILY 👑 it refers to the ROYAL HOUSE OF ASTURIAS where the RÍOS👑 last name most likely originated from👑

[@mohaamar4106]

I cant even thin of how many times Morocco clashed with iberian kingdoms

[@FlashPointHx]

Countless - from 1086 to 1492 and then the Iberian Kingdoms would invade Morocco

[@oussamamarroqino2579]

@@FlashPointHx they didn't invade Morocco they invaded small port cities

[@FlashPointHx]

@@oussamamarroqino2579 it was major ports as well - and if someone invaded any portion of a country it would still be an 'invasion.' no?

[@mohaamar4106]

Flash Point History but Morocco did it first dont you think?

[@hjs8092]

Flash Point History Ceuta, Tânger, El Jadida=Mazagao, Tetouan, Assila and many other were under portuguese domination starting in 1415...and in fact those places were major ports...Ceuta was at 1415 the biggest port of Morocco...

[@costa200]

Portugal could have sent more men. But the Castilian king, who was married to a princess of Portugal, wasn't a very good husband. And that was known to Afonso IV, King of Portugal. Only the personal intervention of the queen of Castile got the Portuguese King to send aid. She asked her father if he intended to see her disgrace and would no come to the aid of his son in law. The King of Portugal relented, but would not commit more than 1000 knights. As a way of saying "I'm here, but I really don't want to"! But apparently, 1000 portuguese knights backed by the religious orders of Calatrava and Alcantara were enough to rout the enemy's flank.

[@lintendantdelatour2805]

Great episode , keep going !

[@FlashPointHx]

Yes sir, will do!

[@gonzaloluna1989]

wow, history coming alive.

[@FlashPointHx]

thanks!

[@Temuho]

Great work man, love your video! Please more videos in the future!

[@FlashPointHx]

will do =)

[@Amadeu.Macedo]

Congratulations! yet another great video! Cheers!

[@silveryuno]

Fun Fact: The famous Marrocan traveler Ibn Battuta considered joining the defenders of Gibraltar in their struggle against this Castilan siege. When the siege was lifted he went to visit Granada instead.

[@FlashPointHx]

Became a tourist - not a bad place to visit

[@silveryuno]

@@FlashPointHx Went there last year. Beautiful place. (I want to visit Marocco too, but I am a bit nevous about having to go there alone.)

[@bear499]

Brilliant video. I can't wait for the next one.

[@franciscograciosa4895]

Hello from Portugal! Excelent video! I have read that with the portuguese came between 3000 to 4000 infantry men

[@FlashPointHx]

At Rio Salado? I believe you are correct

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

"Bring out your dead!"

[@FlashPointHx]

I’m not dead yet!

[@rodolfogonzalez724]

Excellent as always. And it's a lot of coincide the yersinia outbreak un the castellano army and the covid of these days.

[@Peter-md9mf]

Amazing as always. Love history!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!

[@rodolfogonzalez724]

Excellent as always. And it's a lot of coincide ti hear aboit the yersinia outbreak in the castellano army and the covid pandemic of these days.

[@SilverWave64]

I miss this series, when will you upload a new part?

[@FlashPointHx]

I'm working on it right now. In fact I just published the next episode (1 hour long) in podcast format if you wish to download that and listen to it to get a head start. Some people prefer to have audio for their commutes or workouts rather than just watching it

[@flaviusvector1543]

fun fact ibn battuta himself was part of a marinid army that was sent to aid granada in the seige of gibralter wheover he arrived to find that the siege had already ended due to the plague

Forgive my language but this was a f.cking super duper great episode! Thank you! 💯🥇👏

[@FlashPointHx]

Really happy that you liked it so much !!

[@darrenblack5541]

How many of you would agree that the defeat of castilian Navy was the best thing that could happen to Alphonso if not he would have gone bankrupt within years

[@FlashPointHx]

Navies are so insanely expensive.

[@darrenblack5541]

@@FlashPointHx yeah and i had heard that by the end of reconquista a huge chunk Castilian income was dependant on war tributes from granada and morrocans so if the maranids had been defeated in the naval battle their there would have been no invasion that means no booty from the camp and the maranids would have still been intact considering maranids already had this much booty they could have easily rearmed themselves and Castile would have been bankrupt by then .So now Castile would have been fighting a new and strong army being bankrupt themselves without being able to upgrade to cannons.Castile would have been in a real tight spot then and the war would have dragged on longer .This is what i think

[@FlashPointHx]

@@darrenblack5541 interesting - its funny how it all worked out in Castile's favor

[@jadenpham8020]

So underate chanel! Can you make video about secound invaision of Mongol to Hungary?

[@prestige-black4546]

I dont know why some people are buthurt about Alandulus collapsing like almost every great civilization collapsed like the romans the byzantines the ottomans the indus river valley etc.

[@FlashPointHx]

I’ve discovered that people still harbor very fierce opinions about this

[@ahmadalghafli3557]

It is because more than 50% of the arabic literature, islamic studies, peoms, islamic science achievements, etc. were from Alandalus civilization, it had one of the biggest contributions to science and humanity through out the history. That's why, what is worse is what happened to civilians afterwards most of muslims and jews were excuted and the rest escaped to Morroco

[@alfgui3295]

@@ahmadalghafli3557 "it had one of the biggest contributions to science and humanity through out the history" "most of muslims and jews were excuted". There are hyperbolic statements, and then you. SUNILIGHT 777 Muslims need to believe that they were able to create a paradise/utopia in earth, which is impossible just by definition. The funny thing is that all that hyperbolic nonsense about how great al-Andalus was came from Spain, from the romantic era and birth of the Andalusian nationalism who like Muslims needed to invent a glorious past, a nonsense nowadays rescued by western insane multiculturalism as well.

[@ahmadalghafli3557]

@@alfgui3295 and then you?? I dont have any personal issue with u nor any Christian... I never mentioned paradise in my statement, Alandalus was not a paradise, i only mentioned the sience achievements and the literature which no one cab deny it is all over the arabic ancient books and also there are a lot of video in englisg u can refer to. And yes Muslims and jew were excuted, can u deny that fact too? Then where is the exaggeration??? I will repeat once more, Alandalus was not paradise on earth and i never said that, it had a lot of political issues that led to civil wars, etc..

[@alfgui3295]

@@ahmadalghafli3557 hmm did you block me? my answer dissapeared.

[@Eevcee]

I am LOVING this series! This detailed history really inspires the fiction writing I do for fun. Is there a follow up video to this btw? This is the last one that I can see.

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you! I love that I’m an inspiration for another’s writing! I’m creating the follow up to this video now - I took a side journey through the time of the Black Death. The video for that is up

[@Eevcee]

Flash Point History Thank you! Listening to it now! Perfect production as always!

[@FlashPointHx]

@@Eevcee Thanks!

[@orphydianhistory7822]

The creepiest ending I ever assisted watching these history channels.

[@FlashPointHx]

well - it kind of was meant to be

[@haitamc5611]

The last kingdom in Islam. Morocco and Saudi Arabia: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@FlashPointHx]

It’s the last kingdom of Islam in the Iberian peninsula and of the Reconquista - this whole series is about the Reconquista. You’re taking my title out of context

[@jevinliu4658]

Well... just imagined if the Marinids maintained the siege and kept their gold...

[@FlashPointHx]

Alphonso XI was low on supplies, at someone he would have had to attack or retreat. He got extremely lucky at Rio Salado.

[@haitamc5611]

*sad moroccan noises*

[@CESSKAR]

I love these videos, thank you! Rough translation from the Chronicle of López de Ayala: "After all these battles that the noble prince king don Alfonso did, he went to encircle the town and castle of Gibraltar in the year of the Lord of one thousand and three hundred and forty-nine. And this place of Gibraltar is a very noble town and castle, and very strong, and very remarkable and very precious among Christians and Moors. [...] And having don Alfonso the Moors so settled in Gibraltar that they were already to surrender, it was God's will tat the pestilence of death spread very great in the 'real' of king don Alfonso, and this was the first and great pestilence, which is called the great mortality, and two years before this there was already pestilence in France and England and Italy, and even in Castile and Leon. And the great lords, and prelates and knights who were with the king in the 'real' of Gibraltar told him and advised him to leave that fence because many companies had died and were dying every day, and he was in great danger of his body. However, the king never wanted to leave the real, begging the gentlemen not to give him such advice, because he had the town about to surrender, and because the Moors had previously won him the town, it would be a great shame to leave it that way. And this was the biggest spot that King Alfonso had in his heart. [...] After many advice from those gentlemen, it was God's will that the king got sick, out of which he died on Good Friday. And it was made for the king don Alfonso very great cry of all his people, for it is true that in his time the Crown of Castile was very honored [...]. And this king, don Alfonso, was not very big-bodied but slender and strong, and white, and blond, and frank, and hard-working, and successful in wars [...] ".

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you for sharing this!! By 1350 the plague had made its way through most of Europe and Alphonso XI knew it was at the siege. He did indeed ignore the advise of his people. He would go down in history as the only reigning European sovereign to die of the plague

[@mr.excitement689]

New sub- love your channel

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you! Good to have you here

[@AssassinCreed108]

Where my new video at fam? 😅😅😂😂👌BTW I can smell that this battle had this horrible smell of treachery. Not only was Alphonso able to sneak in his troops with ease, but the rear guard didn't do an effort to stop them.

[@emperorbartu2414]

The ending with the plague doctors

[@FlashPointHx]

Can not tell with this statement what you mean

[@emperorbartu2414]

@@FlashPointHx was pretty cool. The music the 3d animation style

[@FlashPointHx]

@@emperorbartu2414 Ah gotcha - happy that you liked it!

[@srsanchez3095]

That's awesome man

[@FlashPointHx]

You liked the video I take it? :)

[@srsanchez3095]

@@FlashPointHx yeah I actually enjoyed it a lot. That's great stuff.

[@gzpo]

Whoa! The Black Death. Bummer. Is this the same as The Black Plaque? The one in Italy?

[@FlashPointHx]

Not just italy but Europe as a whole - and parts of the Middle East, india, North Africa, and East Asia

[@TanteEmmaaa]

What a cliff hangar!

[@FlashPointHx]

ha! Thanks! I really wanted to shock people with that one.

[@anthonyvaughan6470]

VERY INTERESTING !!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!

[@Darth_Enigma]

Osman > Othman > Ottoman Okay I think I get it now Also: 18:06 That BEAT drop!!

[@FlashPointHx]

So happy that you liked that transition - took me a while to get all the components to make that work out.

[@Darth_Enigma]

@@FlashPointHx You certainly did an excellent Job, I had to rewind back a bit just to listen to it again XD

[@haitamc5611]

Osman is a turkification of the arabic name Uthman. Like the third Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan. Mehmed is also a turkification of muhammed. In arabic we call mehmed muhammed.

[@mcj1773]

next part pleeease, I'ts been a moooonth

[@FlashPointHx]

The History of the Black Death - Part 1 coming tomorrow. Hows that for ya?

[@mcj1773]

@@FlashPointHx Dude that means a lot to me! Thank you so much!

[@kidkratoski3778]

✝!!! Awesome!!!

[@FlashPointHx]

thank you!

[@MPRStig]

Saviors of Europe.

[@קובישובי-ו8ח]

It was great ! Tnx

[@FlashPointHx]

Happy that you liked it!

[@fredrikandersson2840]

Whats the name of the hip hop music (in the beginning of this video and other videos)?

[@FlashPointHx]

Its call still standing by anno domini - its on the KZbin archive

[@waseemhasan6546]

Wow Amazing video! I love it! Just out of curiosity what program do you use to create the maps and the little blocks moving for battle?

[@FlashPointHx]

I use PowerPoint to generate maps and PNG files (like the boxes / cities / flags etc) and then animate them with a program called Apple Motion.

[@waseemhasan6546]

@@FlashPointHx Thank you so much for replying i appreciate it!

[@FlashPointHx]

No worries - email me if you need more info

[@waseemhasan6546]

​@@FlashPointHx your the man! Im already animating objects and creating maps its not hard to grasp just time consuming. Give me a few months till i get popular like you and we might have to make a collaboration haha :p

[@FlashPointHx]

Let me know when you get your first video up. Are you using Apple motion?

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

Granada tierra soñada por mí mi cantar se vuelve gitano cuando es para ti.

[@FlashPointHx]

This is lovely! Is it from a poem?

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

@@FlashPointHx It's a famous spanish song by Agustín Lara. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJy3aYONp5d3rck

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

@themailman43 Yes, one of the best versions.

[@mehdineverquits]

Such an interesting battle! Would have been interesting to see the future of the Iberian peninsula if the marinids had won the battle

[@BurimiruB]

The future: No Latin and North America. No Brazil and Argentina. No Neymar, no Messi. No Trump.

[@FlashPointHx]

Likely would have pushed the Reconquista back - perhaps have take Seville and Cordoba in the process.

[@orphydianhistory7822]

where can a 14th century king buy the new canons from ?

[@FlashPointHx]

Italian foundries I believe

[@mojewjewjew4420]

I am the only one who expected him to lose when flash said he brought his family and money with him?I mean that if anything is foreshadowing at its best.

[@FlashPointHx]

hahah - right? Its as Ceasar said - its only Hubris if I fail

[@mojewjewjew4420]

@@FlashPointHx However Ceasar was the best general and politican at his time

[@svenkaahedgerg3425]

Will you continue with the Iberian story after the arrival of the black death?