WOTW - 11 - Part 1 - Reconquista The Last Kingdom of Islam - Moors of Granada
Release Date: 11/18/2019
Age of Discovery - Vasco da Gama - Epilogue: The Legacy of the Portuguese Empire
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In 1524 Vasco da Gama made his third and final voyage to India. This man who had discovered the sea passage to India, returned not as an explorer but as an administrator. He would oversea a massive trade empire that now streched over four continent and set a precedence that every other nation was eager to copy. PLEASE LEAVE A RATING AND REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS! Flash Point History YouTube Channel: Contribute on Patreon: Leave some feedback: Follow along on Facebook: Engage on Twitter:
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Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 6: The Red Sea and the Persian Gulf Campaigns
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We enter in the final years of Afonso de Albuquerque as he continues his master strategy to bring the Indian Ocean under Portuguese control. He heads west to subdue the Red Sea and the Persian gulf. In doing so, he earns his title "The Lion of the Sea" PLEASE LEAVE A RATING AND REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS! Flash Point History YouTube Channel: Contribute on Patreon: Leave some feedback: Follow along on Facebook: Engage on Twitter:
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Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 5: A Dangerous Homecoming
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With Malacca captured, another part of Afonso de Albuquerque's great plan to conquor the Indian Ocean falls into place. With a King's ransom he returns to India - but his journey will be filled with danger. PLEASE LEAVE A RATING AND REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS! Flash Point History YouTube Channel: Contribute on Patreon: Leave some feedback: Follow along on Facebook: Engage on Twitter:
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Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 4: The Capture of Malacca
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The fabled city of Malacca was the portal through which the trade treasures of the Indian and Pacific Oceans flowed. It had a formidable army and a determined sultan. Afonso de Albuquerque arrived in 1511 with just over a thousand men, but he was even more determined to make it a part of the Portuguese Empire. Flash Point History YouTube Channel: Contribute on Patreon: Leave some feedback: Follow along on Facebook: Engage on Twitter:
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Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 3: The Second Conquest of Goa
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Beaten but not destroyed, Afonso de Albuquerque escapes from his prized city of Goa. However, he returns in just a few months and brings the might of the Portugeuse Armada with him. Flash Point History YouTube Channel: Contribute on Patreon: Leave some feedback: Follow along on Facebook: Engage on Twitter:
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Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 2 The First Conquest of Goa
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Afonso de Albuerque's great strategy for conquest of the Indian Ocean begins at Goa. His initial plan unfolds perfectly - but he quickly learns that its one thing to take a great city, but its another to hold on to it. Flash Point History YouTube Channel: Contribute on Patreon: Leave some feedback: Follow along on Facebook: Engage on Twitter:
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Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 1
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Afonso de Albuerque is finally installed as the Governor of India, but his plan are quickly derailed. His cousin Fernando Coutinho, the Marshall of Portugal, arrives with a large fleet and has plans of his own. The ensuing attack on Calicut puts Afonso's life in great danger. Flash Point History YouTube Channel: Contribute on Patreon: Leave some feedback: Follow along on Facebook: Engage on Twitter:
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Age of Discovery - Francisco de Almeida - Part 3
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In the wake of his son's death, Fracnsico de Almeida takes the law into his own hands. His need for revenge culminates in the pivotal Battle of Diu in 1509. Flash Point History YouTube Channel: Contribute on Patreon: Leave some feedback: Follow along on Facebook: Engage on Twitter:
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Age of Discovery - Francisco de Almeida - Part 2
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The Mamluk Armada appears in the Indian Ocean! It is deployed against the son of the Viceroy, Lourenço de Almeida. However, the young Almeida is determined for redemption in his father's eyes for his prior failure at the battle of Dabhol. His need to regain his father's favor leds him to make serious mistakes. Flash Point History YouTube Channel: Contribute on Patreon: Leave some feedback: Follow along on Facebook: Engage on Twitter:
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Age of Discovery - Francisco de Almeida - Part 1
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With the battle of Cochin over, the Portuguese enter into a phase of conquest in 1505. This is spearheaded by the first Portuguese Viceroy, Francisco de Almeida. However his story is not just about a man committed to his king and country, but also of a father and his only son. Flash Point History YouTube Channel: Contribute on Patreon: Leave some feedback: Follow along on Facebook: Engage on Twitter:
info_outlineIn 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.
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