<p>It's crusade time!  A major crusading expedition leaves Toledo in June 1212 under the command of King Alfonso VIII of Castile.  It heads directly southwards, intending to confront the Caliph's forces.  </p>

It's crusade time! A major crusading expedition leaves Toledo in June 1212 under the command of King Alfonso VIII of Castile. It heads directly southwards, intending to confront the Caliph's forces.

<p>It's crusade time!&nbsp; A major crusading expedition leaves Toledo in June 1212 under the command of King Alfonso VIII of Castile.&nbsp; It heads directly southwards, intending to confront the Caliph's forces.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Episode 91 - The Crusade of Las Navas de Tolosa Part 1

The history of the rise of Al-Andalus and the gradual re-conquering of Spain by the Spanish Christian kingdoms is an epic tale beginning in the year 712 and concluding with the fall of the Kingdom of Grenada in 1492.  Join the History of the Crusades Podcast as we cover this lengthy piece of narrative history.

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The history of the rise of Al-Andalus and the gradual re-conquering of Spain by the Spanish Christian kingdoms is an epic tale beginning in the year 712 and concluding with the fall of the Kingdom of Grenada in 1492. Join the History of the Crusades Podcast as we cover this lengthy piece of narrative history.

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