As King Alfonso's attentions turn to the east, different factions inside Toledo struggle for supremacy.

In the first major victory of the Reconquesta, Toledo falls to King Alfonso VI.

The taifa of Toledo hits a rocky patch which King Alfonso VI swings to his advantage.  Meanwhile, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (later known as El Cid) makes a couple of bad choices and ends up in exile.

During the 1070s, two assassinations - one in al-Andalus and one in the Christian north - send shockwaves across the Iberian peninsula.

Christian armies from France and beyond, hit some speed humps in their attempts to conquer parts of the taifa of Zaragoza.

We turn our attentions to the Christian Kingdoms in the Pyrenees where the King of Aragon has been attempting to conquer territory in Muslim Zaragoza.

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.