Following the death of King Fernando I of Leon and Castile, his heirs embark on a messy succession journey.

We follow the exploits of King Fernando I until the end of his reign in 1065.

Taking advantage of conflict between the Taifas, King Fernando begins his policy of raiding into and extracting tribute from, regions across al-Andalus. 

Following the collapse of the Caliphate, a number of regional kingdoms called Taifas, emerge across al-Andalus.

We complete our look at the Christian kingdoms by examining the Christian North.

We continue our focus on the Christian states by taking a look at the establishment of Catalonia and the rise of the Kingdom of Aragon.

We track developments in the Kingdom of Navarre, up to the end of the Caliphate in the 1030s.

The chaos in al-Andalus continues, with the Caliphate eventually stumbling and coming to an end.

We take a look at the short but disastrous rule of Sanchuelo.

We look back on al-Mansur's legacy following his unexpected death in the year 1002.  Then we examine the rule of his son and successor, Abd al-Malik.