SPANISH HISTORY 101, EP 22: The 14th Century

February 14, 2023 00:21:52
SPANISH HISTORY 101, EP 22: The 14th Century
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SPANISH HISTORY 101, EP 22: The 14th Century

Feb 14 2023 | 00:21:52

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Show Notes

Castile and Aragon are both rising to the top as the most powerful and most successful kingdoms in Spain (before it was called Spain). But it’s a tough century for everyone with the Bubonic Plague and the Hundred Years’ War ravaging Europe. To make matters worse, a civil war and endless fights for succession. Nothing […]

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