Holy War - Isabella of Castile: Reconquista - Part 5

SYNOPSIS:
The unease peace between Castile / Aragon and Granada is broken as Nasrid Warriors attack the town of Zahara in 1481. The final war of the Reconquista has begun.
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Bibliography
'The Queens Vow' C.W. Gortner
'Isabel of Castile' - Nichole Christakes Dapple
'Isabella The Warrior Queen' - Kirsten Downey
'Isabella and Ferdinand, King of Castile' - Ruby Mitchell
'Kingdoms of Faith' - Brian Catlos
'Muslim Spain and Portugal' - Hugh Kennedy
'An Homage to Al-Andalus' - Micheal Barry
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#Reconquista #Isabella #queen

[@FlashPointHx]

We continue the story into the final war of the Reconquista! Enjoy people!! People don't forget to share on social media! I mentioned that the attack on Zahara was a 'Dark and stormy night' - I used a clear night as it was hard to see what was going on otherwise.

[@Hauggyful]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[@jasonpalacios1363]

Also the same practice the Spanish Priests used on the Muslims and Jews in Spain due to the Inquisition, the Spanish used the same practice to the Natives in Latin America and The Philippines during their colonization.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@jasonpalacios1363 exactly - after a decade of intense fighting that mindset would be impossible to extinguish

[@michaelalonso8852]

@@FlashPointHx your joking right that mindset of what exactly do you mean ..! Killing ppl for no reason..! 😂😂 there was many reasons for the natives in America one main reason was to stop there Savage Ways stop slaughter between them self which Spain helped more native then kill off natives..! Unlike the English and later on USA they slaughtered tribes for no reason other then land..!😮

[@mmareviewer.2372]

Bro stop making these. You got a crummy bias also when you cover this history. Your narration smells worse than the woman who spewed you out.

[@BrewCityGillz]

One of the biggest crimes in history is that this channel doesn’t have more subscribers. Outstanding work as always!

[@FlashPointHx]

Appreciate that !

[@andreascovano7742]

31:30 More LOTR references! Also amazing video, it's surprising how much of a fight Granada had left. In common history, the whole story is: Isabella and Ferdinand came and Granada fell.

[@FlashPointHx]

hahahaha!! I was waiting for someone to notice that ending ref. Thanks for picking up on that!

[@theodoresmith5272]

Best KZbin history story teller on any platform.

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey thanks! Really appreciate that Theodore

[@rominazarei744]

I was WAITING for this! I never researched the Reconquista or Islamic history but with this channel I don't have to discern fact from fiction. Thank you for helping me explore my family's religious history!

[@FlashPointHx]

Any time my friend!

[@nazeem8680]

Which family are you from if i May ask? Best regards

[@rominazarei744]

Since almost my entire family is Iranian, this video is basically a way I can get to know my history a bit better.@@nazeem8680

[@Embracehistoria]

For the gameplay scenes, the game used was Total war Attila with the 1212AD mod, cinematic battle mod, more personal space for units, realistic charge impact, lighting and contrast fix and Olympian battle camera.

[@FlashPointHx]

People contact this man if you need TW clips - he makes the best!

[@Darth_Enigma]

Love the artwork, the background music really sets the tone and enhances the narration, you just keep getting better and better each time, the patience, time, and dedication you put into your videos really shows. So this is the beginning of the end, eh? Back when I first learned about the reconquista, my initial thought was that the final war against Grenada was a cakewalk, but this shows the truth to be the contrary. Despite the dire situation they're in, Grenada isn't going down without a fight, and I can't help but respect them for that. Until you mentioned it, I had completely forgotten about the Fall of Constantinople, considering how significant this event was for Christians and Muslims in the west it's interesting to see how that influenced the decisions of the Sultans of Grenada, that was perhaps a major contributing factor in their decision to resist the reconquista so fiercely in the end.

[@FlashPointHx]

I just want to say this was a really thoughtful comment. Its weird to think that on either end of the med sea there were two long lived civilizations - The Byzantine and Al-Andalus that would be extinguished in the period of one person's life span. We encapsulate each event- but you're absolutely right, they influenced the course of history through out Europe and in turn would have lasting effects on world history.

[@ScipioAfricanus_Chris]

The topography and graphics made an already great video, and epic video. Adding the modern video of Ronda and Granada helped to illustrate the perilous nature of any offensive effort. In my opinion, this latter stage of the Reconquista is the most fascinating and -- for the purposes of a video -- the most action-packed. I cannot wait for part two!

[@FlashPointHx]

Granada was a tough nut to crack - its like invading Switzerland - all mountains and plenty of places to be ambushed - all the towns were forts built in well defended high ground

[@ScipioAfricanus_Chris]

@Flash Point History btw, the music was great, and the inclusion of Mozart's Rollando Al Turco was most appreciated.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@ScipioAfricanus_Chris I think in my next life I need to learn the piano just to play Mozart’s ronda . When I heard this on the Spanish guitar I needed to purchase it for this video - so happy that you picked up on that

[@ScipioAfricanus_Chris]

@Flash Point History same! I was always in a choir but never really stuck with an instrument and deeply regret it.

[@cooltoshaftw]

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[@FlashPointHx]

So awesome!!! I hope you feel better soon!

[@pauloakwood9208]

I can't understand how you only have 183K subscribers. This is one of the best history series I have seen on KZbin.

[@FlashPointHx]

Appreciate that Paul - Btw, Part 6 just came out

[@nordliv]

Doña Ysabel, por la graçia de Dios, Reyna de Castilla. Gloria a Isabel, madre de España ❤

[@nelsonsibiya9204]

I'm looking forward to yet another Isabella Reconquista master piece 👏

[@FlashPointHx]

Cool - let me know what you think!

[@misterangel8486]

Well that opening with the music gave me instant goosebumps 😎🎶 And so the saga is going to end. It was a great journey seeing you create these series. Thanks a million🙏❤️🍾🥂 After watching 2 times.. Wauw, you went above and beyond on this one. A labor of love. 👏👏👏👏👏👏Big applause.

[@FlashPointHx]

I purchased that song specifically for this video - I’m happy that you appreciated it

[@misterangel8486]

@@FlashPointHx it works big time. Big goosebumps dear Sir. Grabs you immediately and pulls you in the video. 👏👏👏😍

[@nate8932]

Ah, such a good playlist🤌

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!!

[@pablolimbo3195]

Brutal, and very well explained.

[@FlashPointHx]

Glad you liked it

[@ITPE94]

Outstanding - Well done. This is such an excellent series. Looking forward to the next episode.

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey thanks so much!!

[@Byronjesk6004]

They should make a movie out of this.

[@bear499]

I always felt kind of bad for Boabdil, especially given how he is treated in the histories. I don't think he was a bad person.I try to empathize with him given his situation, but it must be said that he helped dig the grave that Granada would eventually lie in. He made a choice, and he chose that which ultimately was harmful for his people and his kingdom. Granada would have likely fallen regardless, but his choices hastened the demise. I think he came to realize that in the end.

[@FlashPointHx]

I think you are right Bear - he was a young brash individual who was guided by his mother to be better than his father. He tired and learned only too late that he was being played by everyone. I think his greatest punishment was not to die in battle - I wonder what his thoughts were as he withered into old age in exile in Fez. Truly sad

[@ziedyacoub8488]

this channel is far superior and precise than the other history channels .. thank you sir .. i can't wait for the final blow to the nasirids in Granada in the next episode

[@FlashPointHx]

The next video brings the Reconquista to a close - its a bit bittersweet for me

[@KHK001]

Another great video! thank you FPH!

[@FlashPointHx]

Glad you enjoyed it KHK - as always thanks for supporting the show !

[@mrlondellsgroovymovies]

I'm loving the heck out of this channel! Can't wait for the final episode(s) of this series.

[@Nvwheeler]

I knew nothing of Isabella and the Reconquista prior to this excellent series. What a wonderful recount, much appreciated

[@FlashPointHx]

Almost no one outside of Spain and Portugal know this history - its sad really. History books jump over 781 years of time to 1492 and just talk about how Granada fell.

[@mse4486]

Been waiting for this. Thank you once again!

[@FlashPointHx]

My pleasure! Enjoy is Mse

[@ChanIzKineske]

Great job done, thank you.

[@FlashPointHx]

You are welcome!

[@animatedislamichistory]

Interesting to see that the genoese were helping the nasrids. You would think they would help Isabella and Ferdinand. But then again some of them also helped the ottomans to conquer Constantinople. At some point it becomes a lot more about interests than religion. Just like we see during the era of the Taifas. I wonder, did the Ottoman think it possible to intervene in Granada and help the Nasrids?

[@FlashPointHx]

Ferengi rule of acquisition number 13 - anything worth doing is worth doing for money. It’s hard to say how serious the Turks were about assisting the Nasrid - but from the Christian European side of things - this was a nightmare scenario

[@doylekitchen9795]

Excelente mi amigo

[@ApocalypseRem]

Another master class production by FPH 🙌🙌

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you thank you!!

[@trishaklaassen970]

soooooo good!

[@epenagon75]

Awesome video, full of high quality maps, pictures, drawings and narrative. Keep up the great work, looking forward for the next episodes!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you so much Eduardo - I'll definitely keep the videos coming.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I'm glad to know more about how this period of time went.

[@giod6266]

Amazing, just super work as always! Thanks you so much! Looking forward for next episode!

[@FlashPointHx]

It all comes to an end in the next one =)

[@giod6266]

@@FlashPointHx I know, but I also know that something ned will come soon or later :) And maybe you can make soehting similar about Queen Tamar, or as she was called, King Tamar of Georgia? You are true historian after all, you cover these sides of history that are not commercially advantageous, like other KZbin channels do, even though nothing wrong with that, just too much about what is already very well known and nothing about other side, the other story, if you catch my meaning.. History of Georgia, rich in evry way, but nobody talks about it.. Anyhow, I whish you cover (that side) one day, in near future, that would be amazing, made by you, best history channel! Thank you anyway, thanks for all you done so far and will do! 👍👏

[@timmcclymont3527]

Heyoooo here we go lads

[@FlashPointHx]

Woooot!

[@AcaoRestauracionista]

really looking forward to the next part, marvelous series

[@ClassicFormulaOne1]

Great thx! I'm planning to visit Andalusia in june :) Or should I say: Al-Andalus :D

[@FlashPointHx]

NICE!!! Where are you headed?

[@ClassicFormulaOne1]

@@FlashPointHx From Amsterdam by plane to Madrid. Then hire a car and drive to Toledo > Cordoba > Granada > Rhonda > Tarifa > Malaga

[@FlashPointHx]

@@ClassicFormulaOne1 OMG thats going to be awesome. My wife and I got a hotel for 2 weeks in Madrid near the Puerto del Sol. It and Rome are my favorite cities in Europe (thus far - haven't been to Amsterdam yet, but I hear the dutch know how to party). As for the rest, I think that sounds like an amazing itinerary.

[@FaramirGL]

Don't forget the sun cream, mate ^^ Hats, sunglasses and soft footwear also recommended. Of course, bottles of water the whole time. As you will probably visit La Alhambra in Granada, reserve the entries with enough anticipation. I also advise to take the guided tour.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Yes! Love your channel!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks!! Awesome name by the way

[@jwink7795]

flash point always on point. legggooo

[@jwink7795]

if you got a day job sir, quit it. you gotta be on the cusp of really building a profitable following, and this release schedule just aint cutting it.. . jk, kinda. much love the work you do, keep it coming bruh. ill be watching second 1 to last, liking, and commenting, i know how them shady algo's be.

[@FlashPointHx]

I would love to do this full time. It's truly becoming a job onto itself.

[@jwink7795]

@@FlashPointHx well on your way, quality is certainly there. stick with it, youll grow i have no doubt. all things in time my friend. god speed. may you fall upon youtube like the heavy weight of Hannibal and his elephants upon the unsuspecting roman country side. as hannibal would say, “You will have the golden youtube button, the citadel of Rome, in the hollow of your hands.”

[@jwink7795]

if you think theres been a more capable general in history, i would love to hear your rebuttal. real talk, interested in your take, for me it's hannibal or nothing. his only hindrance was misunderstanding his enemy at there deepest levels, ei rome would die fighting before giving up, so he probably should have taken rome when he could, but he also was completely disabled by his local government, sad when a rat can dictate the wolf.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@jwink7795 I’ve been fascinated with Khalid ibn al-Walid - he did the smaller army encircling a larger army like Hannibal, he did a Pharsalus like Caesar at the battle of Yarmouk, and his method of crossing eg Syrian desert to attack the Byzantine was insane. Sadly he’s the general that on one has heard of

[@piotr4415]

Amazing!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mrsanchez256]

That was awesome!

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey thanks Sanchez!

[@turbish40]

Well done! This was educational and entertaining.

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!

[@istvansipos9940]

this video is a Gem of Art

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you so much! Took a lot of time on this one

[@je-rc2cl]

Bravo! I can't wait for the next one

[@FlashPointHx]

More to come!

[@ORizwani]

The video I’ve been waiting for; thanks Flash Point Do you have any recommendations for books related to this time period that you’d recommend to read?

[@FlashPointHx]

If you mean the Reconquista as a while - Brain Catlos' ' Kingdoms of Faith' is an excellent comprehensive and IMHO a very non-biased book. I also have a bunch listed in the bibliography in the description of this video.

[@doylekitchen9795]

@@FlashPointHx Hmm, do I have that...[trots to the bookcases]...Nope. Amazon here I come.

[@alaamostafa4656]

Amazing👏👏👏

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks!!

[@loslobos786]

Another GREAT job Brother can't thank you enough for these amazing videos. I've read so much about these events but it still amazes me how I can watch your videos and still learn something NEW!! Thank you.

[@FlashPointHx]

I appreciate that Los Lobos - especially coming from one who is well read in the field

[@loslobos786]

@@FlashPointHx question back when you started you said you were going to go all the way through to the Spanish arriving in the New World? Are you still planning on doing that? A look at Spanish history as they interacted with the Mayan and Aztec would be very interesting especially since so many people have vast misconceptions about what happened and how the New world especially Meso America worked back then. Just wondering 🤔

[@FlashPointHx]

@@loslobos786 Oh yeah. This has always been about getting to Cortez and then onwards to the Inca. Next step is the age of discovery

[@ZxZ239]

Thank you, I been waiting for this one. On a side note, it's interesting that when the empire /kingdom is facing crisis they cannot wait to have civil wars, just like the Byzantine and many others.

[@FlashPointHx]

tough times stress any civilization to its core

[@ZxZ239]

@@FlashPointHx indeed, but if they would unite get their act together then they would have survived the external threats. However such civilization that declined to this point probably already have so much bad blood inside which make this not possible.

[@jorge8915]

Amazing ! I love your voice thanks

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you so much!!

[@IWS107]

Best Video so far! When you get to Cortés and the conquest of Mexico, it will be a very good documentary....I can't wait... Keep up the good work...

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks so much Sam - definitely getting up to Cortez

[@mahesito1943]

The pomegranate is present in the current coat of arms of Spain and represents the kingdom of Granada. Do you know if this is a reference to Ferdinand´s comment on the conquest of Granada? Great video, thank you for your hard work!!

[@FlashPointHx]

Interesting - this has got to be related to his reference !

[@doyouevenpraise189]

Gracias por seguir contando nuestra historia con esta increible presentación. Video de de alto nivel y calidad

[@FlashPointHx]

You are so welcome! I think this history is vital to the development of the modern world and its fascinating as well.

[@MCorpReview]

Better send that thank. You basket to Boabdil 😊nice wall demolition scene 😊

[@FlashPointHx]

😁

[@thefisherking78]

I can't tell you how excited I get whenever you drop a new episode

[@FlashPointHx]

I am really happy that you like these videos. Btw, you ever watch the new Dune movie - I think the next part should be coming out soon

[@thefisherking78]

@@FlashPointHx I've been a fan of those books for thirty plus years, read the first one several times and about five sequels. Got bogged down in Chapterhouse and DNF but oh well 😂 anyway I've seen all the adaptations and the latest is the best (the part I've seen anyway). Can't wait to see the second half.

[@max-cs9ko]

Waiting for it since long time

[@FlashPointHx]

Enjoy!

[@jonmunoz2772]

I love how you mention my ancestor zoraya and her rivalry with aisha, her eldest Juan de Granada is my mom's ancestor.

[@nazeem8680]

then you are from the nasrid family? you descend from abu al hassen (muley hacen)?

[@jonmunoz2772]

@@nazeem8680 yes I do

[@nazeem8680]

@@jonmunoz2772 thats so cool man. Have you ever thought about diving into islam and arabic culture?

[@jonmunoz2772]

@@nazeem8680 I'm way ahead of you, I've been studying thr caliphates.

[@nazeem8680]

@@jonmunoz2772 as a muslim , im happy that the spaniards have interest in the caliphates. Think about the glory of your ancestors, and what glory and happiness god gives them when they follow the true path of islam. i hope it can be an inspiration for you to return to the true monotheistic religion of islam, the religion of isa (jesus).

[@ciuyr2510]

Totally Mash Good Stuff. How fun to listen to.

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey Ciuy, Thanks so much - happy that you enjoyed this

[@raggmedia]

Oh happy days

[@FlashPointHx]

Ha!

[@godfreyofibelin301]

Still the best video / topic intros for any channel in your respective field. The production value in this is absolutely phenomenal! Your hard work and dedication is amazing. Thank you!

[@FlashPointHx]

Any time Godfrey - this one took a bit of work - but I was really happy with how it came out. Happy that you liked it

[@philipfisher6230]

Thank you for this great video. When is the next part coming out?

[@FlashPointHx]

Probably a month - it will be the final one if the series

[@philipfisher6230]

The siege and the fall of Malaga were a great battle. Without Malaga the fate of Granada was sealed.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@philipfisher6230 no port means no supplies and reinforcements

[@philipfisher6230]

Do a video about the Spanish tercios in Balkans. The battle was the siege of Herceg novi or in the english language the Battle of Castelnuovo in 1539.

[@bgcvetan]

Based queen and a Breaker of chains to boot unlike some.

[@FlashPointHx]

It was really sad when they liberated the Alhambra and found the torture caves underneath it

[@bgcvetan]

@@FlashPointHx Yeah i can imagine, I'm from Bulgaria and our history much like the Spanish one have documented well the experience of living as barely tolerated third class citizen under islamic conquerors.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@bgcvetan Yeah you were at the front lines of the ottoman attacks

[@bgcvetan]

@@FlashPointHx Yeah indeed, people in Turkey have changed for the better for the most part and thanks to Khemal Attaturk's reforms, however i must make this sad observation: people are still not taught sadly the simple truth that there aren't and never was such thing as a good empire, all of them are build on lies, tralldom, endless warfare, at the end when there is no more to conquer to fuel the warmongering machine turning on themselves in a civil wars and when boiled down to essentials are death cult towars a leader. In the End there is nothing left but ruin. Romans, Chinese, Mongols, Arabs, European Empires being the culmination of those 25 centuries of pillage spree. And then... and then the generational trauma remains Historians ignore it but you've managed to convey it relatively well and on point and it does play a important role in the whole reconquista and the following... oh wait [Spoilers] of Muslims and Jews. Muslims considered the Christians to be rebels and the Spaniards considered the Arabs as Invaders that enslaved, r*ped and murdered, their way into the continent. It was the only possible outcome, with the treat of the Ottomans only ascending, things remaining as they were it would have been a invitation. Spain at it's worse did not learn the craft to be a Empire with all the famines, massacres and genocides that all that would imply, but it was taught into it. taught by being pillaged and ravaged by the Arabs, it was poisoned distilled by hundreds of generations, but at least the healing has began and many myths are being torn down like the golden calfs that they were.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@bgcvetan very true - all empires are built at the expense of those they conquer

[@LandgraabIV]

I love this series about Isabella, it's my favorite! :)

[@FlashPointHx]

I'm so glad!

[@cj-hw3pv]

1st Baron of the Reconquista

[@FlashPointHx]

I think you nailed it !

[@fernanF767]

Fantastic! I really like your work, thank you so much for these videos. If you plan on continuing the series after the Conquest of Granada, you may want to take a look into the House of Medina Sidonia, Don Pedro de Estopiñán and the conquest of Melilla. I'm sure you'll find it interesting

[@FlashPointHx]

I am really happy you liked my video - it seems like you know the history well. After this we head to the new world!

[@fernanF767]

@@FlashPointHx I do know it because I am from Melilla itself! I am so happy that you plan on exploring more about Spain's History

[@henkstersmacro-world]

👍👍👍

[@FlashPointHx]

Woot Henk!!

[@jasonpalacios1363]

Actually Al-Andalus only existed from 711-ca.1250 and from ca.1250-1492 it was only the Emirate of Granada and when Granada was established the Muslims no longer had a strong foothold in the Iberian Peninsula. Also what inspired both King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to finish the last Muslims on Granada is because they saw what happened when the Ottoman Empire took down Constantinople 40 years earlier,

[@miguelgonzalez4694]

How do I find the next video. I can’t find it

[@FlashPointHx]

Hasn’t been made yet ;)

[@miguelgonzalez4694]

@@FlashPointHx ohhhhh no!!!!! Got me on the edge of my seat. I’ve always wondered why I look Arab and this explained a lot

[@savagedarksider2147]

I just can't g t over how Isabella came close to almost marrying Edward IV. I wonder, would Isabella even be attracted to Edward.

[@nazeem8680]

I Think she would have been better off to marry the caliph in morocco.

[@juniorjames7076]

In most typical Medieval History college courses, this entire series would be summarized in 2 or 3 paragraphs in a textbook, almost as an Epilogue-......Oh yeah, then Isabel and Ferdinand kicked out the Muslims in Grenada. The End! wait, what?!?! thats it?

[@FlashPointHx]

That’s 781 years of Reconquista in three paragraphs

[@Hobbes4ever]

wonder if "holy wars" were only waged by the followers of the Abrahamic religions

[@FlashPointHx]

Aztec and Mayan had them as well.

[@westwild75]

Fernando traitor.. He lived in Toledo طليطله .... He knew the secret entrance to the City 🏙️ of Toledo. . Because it was hard to brake in to the City gates.. Once Toledo طليطله Fall ,that was the end of Andalusia

[@tituslabienus01]

Please Focus On This Series.. Nobody Cares About The Byzantine... Juss Look At The Numbers 2.9k In 13hours 9.7k In 2 Weeks... I Love This Video But Bro You Can't Keep Ending In The Middle Of A Sentence

[@FlashPointHx]

I'm hoping to have the last video out by the end of March =)

[@tituslabienus01]

@@FlashPointHx I Expect It By Tmrw!Lol

[@muhammadadeel8639]

@@FlashPointHx I think you should use the title of "Eastern Roman Empire" instead of "Byzantium" in that series. It will attract greater viewership and will do justice to the E.R. Empire. Perhaps the longest lasting Empire in history. Its signifance is that it was The first christian empire and its Religious inheritance was taken by Russian Empire (Perhaps the only true Christian empire left today)