The History of Spain Podcast

The History of Spain Podcast


Latest Episodes

Tyranny and Peace
July 11, 2019

Episode 18 where you will learn about the reigns of Chindasuinth and Recceswinth, some aspects of the powerful Spanish Church, and the legacy of the Visigoths in Spain.

Changing dynasties
June 14, 2019

Episode 17 where you will learn about the period of turbulence from King Sisebut to Tulga, and the intellectual life of 7th century Visigothic Spain.

Visigothic conversion to Catholicism
May 29, 2019

Episode 16 where you will learn how and when the Visigoths converted to Catholicism and why was that important for the formation of the Spanish nation.

Leovigild, restorer and unifier
May 17, 2019

Episode 15 where you will learn about the important reign of Leovigild, his conquests and reforms to unify Spain, and the economy of Visigothic Spain.

Ostrogothic interval and Byzantine invasion
April 29, 2019

Episode 14 where you will learn about the history of Visigothic Spain from the Ostrogothic interval until the Byzantine invasion of southern Spain.

Good bye, Roman Empire!
April 14, 2019

Episode 13 where you hear the story of the last days of the Western Roman Empire and the Visigothic conquest of Hispania, until the Battle of Vouillé

The Apogee of the Kingdom of the Suebi
March 30, 2019

Episode 12 where you will learn the quick rise and fall of the Kingdom of the Suebi under King Rechila and King Rechiar.

Barbarians against Barbarians
March 14, 2019

Episode 11 where you will learn how the Visigoths first entered Hispania and the history of the Vandals, Suebi, Alans and Romans from 411 to 430.

First Barbarian Invasions: Vandals, Suebi and Alans
February 27, 2019

Episode 10 where you will learn, among other things, who were the Vandals, Suebi and Alans that entered the Iberian Peninsula in 409.

Hispania: Dominate and Expansion of Christianity
February 14, 2019

Episode 9 where you will learn the political history of Hispania during the Dominate, how Christianity was introduced in Spain and the Roman legacy in Spain