This is episode 27 called Marca Hispanica and in this episode you will learn:

SHOW NOTES

- The dynastic struggle between al-Hakam and the brothers of former Emir Hisham, Sulayman and Abd Allah
- The conspiracy of Córdoba in 805 led by Maliki jurists and scholars
- The formation of a feared bodyguard known as The Mutes
- The story of the Day of the Moat, following the revolt of Toledo
- The revolts of the other capitals of the marches, Mérida and Zaragoza
- How Alfonso II of Asturias strengthened ties with the Carolingian Empire
- Why the Carolingian Empire wanted to control the Pyrenees
- The Frankish conquest of Barcelona in 801, that led to the establishment of the Marca Hispanica
- How the Spanish March was administered and colonized
- What feudalism is
- A reflection on why the Marca Hispanica and later Catalan Counties barely expanded for three centuries