The History of Spain: Land on a Crossroad

The History of Spain: Land on a Crossroad « Series from 2017

Series from 2017

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Genres: Documentary, Special Interest

Spain has played a unique and pivotal role in Western civilization.

Learn its epic history, from its rule under Rome and the breathtaking drama of Islamic Spain to its emergence into the modern world, as well as its phenomenal contributions to art, architecture, literature, music, and learning.

Travel with us to this remarkable culture, and savor the great human drama of the story of Spain.

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From Stones to Bronze: Prehistoric Spain

Celtic, Phoenician, and Greek Colonists

Rome Conquers the Iberian Peninsula

Christianity Comes to Hispania

Barbarian Tribes Divide the Peninsula

The Visigoths Unite Spain

Islam: The New Religion

Conflict within Islam

The Moors and the Glory of al-Andalus

The Christian Reconquista

Medieval Spanish Culture

The Sephardim: Iberian Judaism

Gypsy Influences on Spain

The Growth of Catholic Religious Passion

Columbus and the New World

Conquistadors and Missionaries

The Spanish Main: Trade Convoys and Piracy

The Golden Age of the Spanish Habsburgs

Religious Wars on Muslims and Protestants

The 18th-Century Bourbon Kings of Spain

Spain Loses Its Empire

20th-Century Spanish Modernism

The Spanish Civil War and Franco's Reign

Modern Spain: Still on a Crossroad