1504 The Zamorin of Calicut is on the warpath and about to hit the city of Cochin with a sledgehammer force of over 60,000 soldiers. The Portuguese have 150 men - but one very capable commander. The fate of the Portugeuse Empire in India now hangs in the balace.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

1503 The Portuguese Empire in India faces major head winds. Vasco da Gama underestimates his old rival, the Samudri Raja of Calicut, and nearly pays for it with his life. Yet despite Portuguese resilience, the Samudri and his men prove that they are in it for a fight.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

1502 Vasco da Gama is placed in charge of the Fourth Portuguese Armada and returns to the Indian Ocean. In his last voyage he came as an explorer - this time he comes as a crusader and brings holy war with him   Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

Dec 1500 The Portuguese trading outpost in Calicut has been destroyed. In the night a vast mob attacked, razed it, and killed nearly everyone inside. Pedro Cabral orders his ships to bring their canons to bear on the city. Diplomacy has ended and now there is only need for revenge. The Portuguese commander looks back at his men and then shouts the order, " Open Fire!"   Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

August 1498 Vasco Da Gama makes his way north along the Malabar Coast of India. He is on the run. Negotiations have broken down with the King of Calicut - who has deployed a fleet to hunt down the Portuguese. On August 30th the King's men intercepts Vasco's ships. 70 small ships approch and fight is inevitable.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

1498 - a Portuguese Fleet of four ships has travelled for nearly a year and now is in the middle of a vast ocean. It has covered a distance of 12,000 miles (half the circumfrence of the Earth). Its crew has suffered malnutition, disease, and hosital encounters. Was it worth it? Suddenly on the eastern horizon something massive is seen. Not just land - but a range of impressive mountains as far as the eye can see. This isn't an island - this is a subcontient.  Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

Its 1487 and Bartolomeu Dias has traveled further than any European. He takes a gamble, subjecting his fleet to the will of nature. For 30 days he and his men are adrift on the open ocean at the pity of the winds and currents. But then they spot land. Was this just another bay on the endless coastline of Africa? Or had they discovered the passage to India?    Big thanks to Explorers Podcast! Check out Matt Green's work!!  https://explorerspodcast.com/   Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

We begin the new series in the Age of Discovery with Henry the Navigator. He was warrior, a prince, and a businessman with an eye for seeing opportunity. His exploits in terms of ship building, the caravel, mapmaking, and being a sponsor on several expeditions, gave Portugal an easly lead.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

Combined all parts of the Reconquista: Isabella series into one long format. We look at the life of the Queen Isabella of Castile. To some a saint, to others a demon, to history a Legend.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

The Reconquista is over and Spain is on the fast track to becoming a global superpower. But do the ends justify the means? We look back now and ask, was Isabella a Saint? Or was she a Demon?    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

The grinding war in the Kingdom of Granda continues. However, its days are numbered. Infighting amongst the Nasrid cripple its offensive power and Ferdianand and Isabella are more determined than ever to complete the Reconquista.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

We now enter into the final stage of the Reconquista 1481 - The treaty that has held the unease peace between Castile and Nasrid Granada is broken. The Sultan Abu Al-Hasan takes advantage of Castilian weakness and launches an attack on the Castilian city of Alhama. The last war of the Reconquista has begun.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

The Reconquista continues as Isabella becomes Queen!  On Dec 13, 1474 Isabella crossed her own Rubicon - she staged a coup and became the Queen of Castile. No woman had sole power over the kingdom in over 250 years. Immediatly she would come into conflict with her neighbors and her own husband. Her ascendancy would only be settled with bloodshed   Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

The Reconquista continues into the life of Queen Isabella of Castile!  Isabella's life as a young adult is filled with danger. There are many that would be happy to see her married off, placed in exile, or simply killed. However, she proves her resolve. Despite massive adversity, she holds her composure.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx  

The Reconquista continues into the life of Queen Isabella of Castile!  We begin with her early life. Isabella was born into a kingdom that was a far cry from its glory days. Improvished and on the brink of civil war, Castile had descended into a dark age under the weak rule of her older half brother, King Henry IV.   Big thanks to Claudie Mackula and her amazing music:  El Castillo de Santiago   Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx  

We continue the story of The Eastern Roman empire into the time of the Fourth Crusade. What began with the greatest of intentions became one of the more destested chapters in history. Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA  

Richard the Lionheart and Saladin were military masterminds. The Third crusade pit each man against the other. The prize was the city of Jerusalem.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA  

The First Crusade was a spectacular success for the Christian armies. During this time the Byzantine Empire entered a golden age known as the Komnenian Restoration. However, with the fall of Edessa in 1144, the Islamic world begins to coalesce. Zengi and his son Nur ad Din create a powerful state. But despite their successes, they would be overshadowed by and even more powerful sultan - Saladin.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA  

The story of Byzantium continues through the high point of the reign of Basil II and then into the nightmare that followed the battle of Manzikert only to enter the time of the crusades.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA  

We take a break from the Reconquista to describe a cataclysmic event that occurred on the other end of the Mediterranean. A titanic struggle between Islam and Christianity was occurring for control of the greatest city in Christendom - Constantinople. We start at the beginning as the Byzantine Empire first encounters the Caliphate. Note the Videos for all this will be up on the YouTube channel very soon!  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA   MUSIC A very big thanks to Joss Edwards and Farya Faraji for their amazing music contributions! 

The story of the Reconquista continues into the time of Muhammad V who ruled over Nasrid Granada during her Golden Age. However, just to the north, Muhammad's friend and ally, Peter I of Castile, would be engaged in a series of wars that would affect nearly all the major contestants of Western Europe. While Granada enjoyed prosperity, Castile would be consumed by a massive civil war that would bring about a new dynasty. One that was destined to impact not just the politics of the Iberian peninsula, but the whole world.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA   MUSIC   Le Documentaire - Arabic Music Premium Beats - Flowing Rivers WAYNE JONES - Epic Battle Speech  World Music Official - All Moon Night - Golden Age - Epic Middle Eastern Music Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas Claudie Mackula - El Castillo De Santiago Filmstro - Drums of War   Doug Maxwell - Pink Flamenco   Gitarren Gerrit - Spanish Caravan   Aakash Gandhi - Kiss the Sky

The Black Death was the greatest pandemic in history. While it was estimated that 30-40% of Europe perished, world wide the death toll came to over 200 million. The story of the Plague is the story of a perfect storm where just the right developments in history met one the fiercest of killers with an equally powerful vector of transmission. Very little of Europe would be spared. Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA   MUSIC   Multi - Tempest Premium Beats - Building Intensity  Filmstro - Drake - Drums of War - Nanshan - Lieutenant  World Music Official - Full Moon Night - Epic Middle Eastern Music Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas Josh Edwards - Sand and Sandburn Anno Domini - Still Standing - Archetype Aakash Gandhi - Dance of the U-Boat

In the early 13th Century, the Reconquista has advanced as never before. Under the warrior King of Castile, Ferdinand III, Al Andalus has been diminished to a fragment of her former glory. But her legacy is not over yet. A new kingdom arises in Granada and led by a skilled and resourceful line of Emirs, she makes her mark on the world stage.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: COMING SOON! A very big thank you to Claudie Mackula and her amazing music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6NUumoDlz4L69won8QlvtA    MUSIC   Le Documentaire - YouTube - Arabic Music Claudie Mackula - El Castillo De Santiago Joss Edwards - Sand and Sunburn Filmstro - Drake World Music Official - Full Moon Night Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas Jeremy Blake - I'll Remember You Anno Domini - Still Standing Musopen.org - Asturias - Suite Espanola    

The year is now 1252. Ferdinand III, the warrior king of Castile, is dead. He leaves his son the most powerful kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula. Alphonso X comes to power, and while he has ambitious goals he has even greater challenges. While he may become the warrior king his father was, he makes his mark as something even greater.    Dedicated to my son Siddhartha    Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: COMING SOON! A very big thank you to Claudie Mackula and her amazing music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6NUumoDlz4L69won8QlvtA    MUSIC Multi - Battle of Megiddo - Metus Claudie Mackula El Castillo De Santiago   Purple Planet Music - Cambodean Odessy Kevin Macleod - Sardana Joss Edwards - Sand and Sunburn Filmstro - Nanshan World Music Official - Golden Age Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas Jeremy Blake - I'll Remember You Anno Domini - Archetype Aakash Gandhi - Eyes of Glory   Musopen.org - Asturias - Suite Espanola - Moonlight Sonata - Paul Pitman Premium Beats - Lacrimosa

The story of the Reconquista continues in the aftermath of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Castile is united with Leon, creating the largest Kingdom since the time of the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba. Under her new king, Ferdinand III, a massive assault is unleashed on Al Andalus!    Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: COMING SOON!   Thanks to Lantern Jack & his podcast Ancient Greece Declassified  http://greecepodcast.com   Hugh Thanks to Multi for creating music for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRl6-nb4iOnsij-vnpAjp0Q   MUSIC Multi - Grand Flamenco - Metus Claudie Mackula El Castillo De Santiago Derek & Brandon Fiechter  - Sahara Desert - Epic Dwarf Music Purple Planet Music - Meditation Impromptu     Doug Maxwell (YouTube Archive) - Pink Flamenco Joss Edwards - Sand and Sunburn Filmstro - Nanshan Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas World Music Official - Epic Middle Eastern War Music Ugonna Onyekwe (YouTube Archive) - Turning Slowly Aakash Gandhi - Water Fall   Musopen.org - Asturias - Suite Espanola  

We take a step back in this episode and look at the Rise of the Christian Kingdoms and the beginning of the epic struggle to retake the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims. With the birth of Asturias, Leon, Castile, Navarre, Portugal, Catalonia, and Aragon - the Reconqusita would come into being. A fight that would take 781 years to complete.    Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: COMING SOON!   MUSIC Derek & Brandon Fiechter  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMZjGhrFq_4llVS_x2XJ_w - Sahara Desert - Epic Dwarf Music - Spanish Rose  Purple Planet Music - Cambodian Odessy - Thunderstorm (Youtube Archive) Gitarren Gerrit - Spanish Caravan Kevein Macleod (YouTube Archive) - Sardana Doug Maxwell (YouTube Archive) - Pink Flamenco Joss Edwards - Sand and Sunburn Filmstro - Nanshan - Soldier - Drums of War Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas - Calm before the Storm - Sands of Time - The Road Ahead World Music Official - Arabian Battle Music Ugonna Onyekwe (YouTube Archive) - Progressive Moments - Still Standing - Inescapable Aakash Gandhi - Eyes of Glory   Wayne Jones (YouTube Archive) - Epic Battle Speech   Musopen.org - Asturias - Suite Espanola   Premium Beats - Mind Field

The story of Al Andalus & Moorish Spain continues as the Almoravids are replaced by an even more fundamental Almohad. However, the Christian Kingdoms in the north are also becoming more organized in the era of religious crusades.  Check out the History of Ancient Greece Podcast http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: COMING SOON!   MUSIC Kevein Macleod (YouTube Archive) - Darkening Developments - Meditation Impomptu Joss Edwards - San and Sunburn Filmstro - Soldier Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas - Ammon-Ra Aakash Gandhi (YouTube Archive) - Spirit of the Dead Ugonna Onyekwe (YouTube Archive) - Progressive Moments - Turning Slowly   Premium Beats - Unlimited Imagination - Mind Field

We break from the history of Al Andalus and take a quick peek on the other end of the Mediterranean. A new era in warfare begins as the Crusades would start and pit Christianity versus Islam.    ANCIENT HISTORY GUY CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6gQS5SByUgXeS8DwjTgSuw Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dijsGMu_4bA&t=80s   MUSIC Omri Lahav - Peak of Atlas - The Road Ahead - Honor Bound - Med Waves - Tavern in the mist Aakash Gandhi (YouTube Archive) - Eyes of Glory - Spirit of the Dead Ugonna Onyekwe (YouTube Archive) - Inescapable From http://www.purple-planet.com - Cambodean Odessy  - Warhammer   YouTube Archive  - Still Standing - Epic Battle Speech - Thunder Storm   Premium Beats - Unlimited Imagination

The historical narrative continues as the Taifa states discover that a house divided can not stand. In this difficulty situation they look for help from the Almoravids who have grown in power in North Africa.   Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJOj_qmiv6U&feature=youtu.be MUSIC Special thanks to Omri Lahav - Ammon-Ra - Peak of Atlas - The Road Ahead - Eastern Dreams   Aakash Gandhi - Eyes of Glory - Spirit of the Dead Doug Maxwell - Pink Flamenco From http://www.purple-planet.com - Doomed Romance - Last Stand   YouTube Archive  - Desert Caravan - Epic Speech Battle (Wayne Jones)  

A look into the cultural heritage of Moorish Spain. Was it truly a golden age of enlightenment and meaningful co-existence? Or was it just an over celebrated failed experiment in multiculturalism?  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: https://youtu.be/rfH_fwQIGO4   MUSIC From http://www.purple-planet.com Introspection Battle Lines   YouTube Archive  Desert Caravan Meditation Impromptu   Shesh Pesh - JR TUNDRA   The work of Kevin Macleod:   Cambodian Odessy Folk Round Darkening Developments   Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100385 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Abd Al Rahman III comes to the scene and brings Al Andalus back from the brink. His successes usher in a period of prosperity that unfortunately is short lived. Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: Coming Soon!   Thank you to those who contributed music !! Karunesh http://www.karuneshmusic.com Global Spirit TAW 60342 (p) 2000 Oreade Music (p) © 2000 Karunesh Music © 2008 Global Spirit Music (Publishing) Colors of the East KM006 Oreade Music (p) © 2012 Karunesh Music © 2012 Global Spirit Music (Publishing)  Sun Within KM007 Oreade Music   (p) © 2016 Karunesh Music all rights reserved © 2016 Global Spirit Music (Publishing)   Paul Avgerinos http://www.roundskymusic.com and from http://www.purple-planet.com Foreign Land - Jingle Punks   Shesh Pesh - JR TUNDRA   The work of Kevin Macleod:   Cambodian Odessy Desert City Arabian Nightfall Meditation Impromptu Cambodian Odessy Darkening Developments   Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100385 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

The Song of Roland is an 11th Century Epic Poem Based on a late 8th century event. While the history not exact, the poem is a window into 11th century Christian thought and a foreshadowing of the emerging Crusader movement. Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwdIJ01meiI&t=25s   Thank you to those who contributed music !! Paul Avgerinos http://www.roundskymusic.com and from http://www.purple-planet.com   https://musopen.org Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven     The work of Kevin Macleod: Folk Round Desert City Arabian Knights Angevin 70 Meditation Impromptu Cambodian Odessy Darkening Developments   Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100385 Artist: http://incompetech.com/  

After the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate, one of its few surviving members escapes from Syria and arrives in Spain. His name is Abd Al-Rahman I and through his resourcefulness, establishes a Dynasty that leaves its mark on world history.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZgA_WLxkzk&feature=youtu.be   Thank you to those who contributed music !! Paul Avgerinos http://www.roundskymusic.com Andy from https://www.shutupandplay.ca and from http://www.purple-planet.com  

The Moors invade Spain in what will be a lightning affair. They are soon poised to attack France. But as the Islamic Expansion continues, it begins to face serious threats both domestic and foreign.  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx YouTube Video Accompaniment: Coming Soon!  

Arabian armies, flush with victory over the Byzantine and Persian Empires, now push west into North Africa. By 709, the Caliphate has expanded from the Indus to the Atlantic and only the Strait of Gibraltar stands in the path of the conquest of Spain.  Contribute on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Like the music? https://www.shutupandplay.ca Video Podcast: Available Soon!

Our journey begins with the rise of Islam. Despite incredible hardships, that at times nearly lead to extinction, the Arabian people unite and bring a new religion and community to the world stage. Contribute to the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Music by Paul Avgerinos: http://www.roundskymusic.com Video Podcast Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdqFW8RWfQk&t=1005s

Bonus Episode ! - 4 'What if' scenarios to contemplate if the Punic Wars had gone awry. What if Hannibal had marched on Rome after the battle of Cannae? What if he gained the ability to siege Roman cities? What if the Punic Wars never happened? Apple Podcasts / iTunes site for more downloads: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/flash-point-history/id980167685?mt=2 For you Greek Hx Fix: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUDxPzNiQcE

The Battle of Zama is in full swing and the fate of Carthage hangs in the balance. Scipio and Hannibal realize in the post war world that sometimes their worst opponents are not in the enemy camp. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/4a3-KsyyJR8

Hannibal's victory at Cannae sends the Roman Republic into a death spiral. However despite the calamities that ensue, Rome holds on and resolves to fight. Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueiAqnVD3IQ

The Siege of Saguntum sets of the Second Punic War, and Hannibal Barca wouldn't have it any other way. Setting off from Spain, Hannibal brings Carthaginian vengeance to the Roman doorstep in one of the most spectacular military campaigns of all time. Video Companion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KydeB-faeE8

Carthage has lost the First Punic War and her condition was only going to get worse as she is consumed by the Mercenary Wars. But while Carthage was down, she was by no means out. From this debacle arises a New Hope. Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxxilM6EuAc

The 1st Punic War is in full swing as Rome and Carthage slam into one another over Sicily. But lack of a grand strategy and incompetence on both sides make a quick land grab into a 23 year long conflict. VIDEO COMPANION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2hcrsRPEZM

Rome and Carthage, two names that imply great civilization, were destined for conflict. Their expansion was only outdone by their ambition and thus the stage was set for one of the largest conflicts of Western Civilization. In this episode, we begin with the prelude to that led to this conflagration. Video Companion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j_hQIY2kJU

The might of a combined Hun Empire challenges the remains of a declining and dying Western Roman Empire. Attila faces his greatest challenge at the hands of his friend and former colleague, Aetius. The fate of western civilization hangs in the balance as the Huns once again go to war!

The Roman Empire continued its fall into oblivion as Attila and his Huns rose to prominence. Men like Aetius struggled to keep the dying Civilization of Rome intact, but the King of the Huns had other ideas.

The decline of the late Roman Empire was exacerbated by the invasions of several barbarian groups who were only too willing to take advantage of its fall. Attila the Hun was the embodiment of this invasion and would be known to history as the "Scourge of God."