Return of the Queen - Isabella of Castile: Reconquista - Part 4
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In the wake of King Henry IV's death, Isabella crossed her own Rubicon and declared herself Queen. From here on out it would be a struggle for supremacy or death. She moved quickly to secure her husband's allegiance and did it just in time. Portugal would invade with an army to contest her rule.
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Bibliography
'The Queens Vow' C.W. Gortner
'Isabel of Castile' - Nichole Christakes Dapple
'Isabella The Warrior Queen' - Kirsten Downey
'Isabella and Ferdinand, King of Castile' - Ruby Mitchell
'Kingdoms of Faith' - Brian Catlos
'Muslim Spain and Portugal' - Hugh Kennedy
'An Homage to Al-Andalus' - Micheal Barry
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Happy Thanksgiving people!! Enjoy the video and please share on social media!
ah finally! been waiting for 3 months
I’m a spaniard and I’ve waiting this video with high enthusiasm. Thanks for keeping uploading about this topic!!🎉
You're so welcome! We're going all the way to 1492 with this!
Can't wait for the next video! Congrats👌👍
As a Segovian, I love the portraits and the treatment that you gave to my city. Thanks for taking into consideration the fact that King Enrique IV died in Madrid.
Looking forward to parte V!!!
I've been to Madrid and Barcelona a few times - but I need to make it a point to visit your beautiful city the next time I get to Spain. Appreciate the comment and happy that you like this video!
In the pantheon of "Saviors of Europe" that includes the likes of Jan Sobieski, Pepin and Charlemagne, no one is greater than Queen Isabella. Truly a hero for us all.
So exited about this one and Happy Thanksgiving to all the Yanks out there.
Hitting up Ancient Treasures for my personal Christmas presents.
The Crusaders and Roman standard!!!
Those are some impressive names - Enjoy the show Gadfly!
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@@FlashPointHx i la main de paris’s a pour la
Your presentations regarding Iberian history are my absolute favorites. Great job, as always.
Thanks !
🥳 I second that!
First just wanna say the artwork, music, and narration are phenomenal, really gets invested in the video.
The Battle of Toro was pretty intense, had me on the edge of my seat. Portugal really gets slept on a lot, not many people realize just how strong it used to be, now it's gotten overshadowed by it's former colony in South America, which is funny and sad at the same time.
The early modern period is my favorite part of European history, especially in terms of warfare, with the introduction of the pike and shot. I find the mix of armored knights, pikemen, and gunpowder weaponry fascinating, and am disappointed it's not represented in fantasy more often, as I just love the Spanish tercios. But there just seems to be this stigma with gunpowder in most medieval fantasy, like people just seem to avoid like the plague. There seems to be this strange idea that gunpowder didn't exist until the 1700s or something.
You make a really good point Darth - Portugal is not perceived in the light of the magnitude of what it was. At one point Spain and Portugal had to make a treaty to divide the world between them
@@FlashPointHx Exactly, it was one of the first true global empires in the world. Colonizing South America, going around Africa, fighting the Ottomans as far as India etc. On top of being one of the last colonial empires by the end of the 20th century.
Though the history of colonial empires is controversial, there's no denying Portugal has some pretty amazing feats, on top of it's amazing longevity, yet it's mostly remembered for being part of the Iberian Union, or under Napoleon's thumb. Kinda like how the French are mostly remembered for their quick surrender in WWII.
It's only made worse by the fact that when most people think of the Portuguese language, their first thought is most likely Brazil. No hate to Brazilians or anything, I love the country, but Portugal seems to consistently draw the short end of the stick for some reason.
I'm a Portugese-American, and understanding more about Portugal makes me feel that much more connected to my heritage. My father stated that some of our ancestors were on the first Portugese ships to reach Japan, Macau and Brazil.
Wow, the artwork is out of this world. Those drawings of the alcazar are so beautiful. This was a fantastic, video as always. I'm always surprised with every new release how the quality of the videos manage to outdo every video that came before it. They are always worth the wait. I can't wait to get to the war with granada. Awesome work!
Hey Bear!! Always good to see your comments. Yeah I'm big into creating quality vs quantity - really happy that you liked it
@@FlashPointHx I can't speak for the whole Flashpoint community, but i think that's definitely the way to go.
Ahhh finally! I've been waiting on this one since the first day that pt. 3 came out!
Haha - time to get to work on part 5: The Queen's War
@@FlashPointHx absolutely! I can't wait
Excellent series. I honestly cannot wait for the next episode. I am very pleased that I came across your channel and it has not ever failed to impress. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Awesome, thank you!
I'm from Spain, this is better than my 2ºBach History notes. Buen trabajo.
Thank you! 😃
Once again fantastic video. Just got back from my Honeymoon and Segovia was the 1st place we visited once we landed in Madrid. Didn't know how big a part it played in Isabella's assent.
Wow - did you have a chance to see the aqueduct?
@@FlashPointHx Yes, that's the 1st place we headed. We walked from there to the Castle which was perched on a high cliff. Found out it used to be a Cannon Academy. Was a lovely place. Probably would have stayed longer but we were only in Madrid for 2 days.
@@MorningStar293 Madrid one of the best cities that my wife and I stayed at. We got a hotel near the Puerto Del Sol for a week and a half and just spent days checking out various quarters of the city. We never got a chance to get to Segovia - so that is a definite on the next trip. Happy that you guys enjoyed !
Wow, amazing story telling, felt like I was listening to a good audiobook. I’m glad you’ve returned to the Reconquista series; I liked the Byzantium bonus episodes, but I found this channel through the Reconquista and it was honestly the main draw for me. I was just waiting for the narrative to resume.
Glad you enjoyed it!
🥳 I second that!
This is like a gift. Cant wait for the next video? I want to learn every detail about fall of Granada.
It was a 10 year conflict - Nasrid didn't go down without a fight
Great Video as always...can't wait for the 5th Chapter!
Hey Sam - happy you liked this! Will start up on part 5 soon enough
You used my Title! NICE.
Very Interesting figure, which as many women get absolutely shafted by pop history. The only thing I and most people knew her for was Recoquista and Columbus. I had no idea she was this tough this early.
Yes - love the title - Isabella had to be tough or she wouldn't have survived. At the very least she would have become a footnote in history
Amazing work by everyone involved in this video! Music, artwork, animation and narration are all top notch.
Thanks a ton! Appreciate it Naes
I was waiting for this episode for months ... Thank you sir
You're so welcome - appreciate you being patient
You saved me man. I have an exam on "History of Spain" and I just couldn't understand so many things. They didn't make sense (they just don't without the context!). Now I know more from these videos than from hours of lectures. Thank you so much!
You are so welcome - loved this comment and posted it on my twitter feed
Thanksgiving Video! Something to watch after the feast.
Thanks for posting today. I love this history. Hope you and the family have a good day.
Thanks! Doing well on this end - looking forward to feasting as well =) Enjoy the show.
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Hope you enjoyed it!
Finally part4! Thanks FPH love this series!
Yes sir K!
The most important queen in Europe History
She's definitely up there
The reconquista series is my old love for your work dear Sir.
And old love doesn't die😂❤️
As always a pleasure to watch and listen to. 😎🍻
Thank you so much 😀
I find a lot of delight in listening to these video's about Queen Isabella.
Seems like you have systematically made your way through the entire series. Have you been binge watching all these today?
@@FlashPointHx---Yes. I have. Can't wait for the next part soon.
@@brokenbridge6316 well part 5 just came out
@@FlashPointHx---I just finished watching it. And I was talking about whenever part 6 comes out.
You know if these Spanish Christians didn't fight against each other,the Reconquista would have ended much earlier and hell even the Portuguese ended their Reconquista much earlier than the Spanish did.
Very true - If they had been united the Reconquista would have ended in the 11th century after the fall of the Caliphate of Cordoba in 1031
@@FlashPointHx Exactly and at least the Portuguese ended their Reconquista long before the Spanish did.
@@jasonpalacios1363 Well they didn't have a choice - Ferdinand III of Castile Leon beat them to Cordoba and Seville - then he made Granada his vassal. At that point Portugal had no place else to go in Iberia. But in a way this drove them to lead the way with naval power.
@@FlashPointHx You know the Portuguese and the Spanish should have united together to defeat the Muslims right after Cordoba and Sevilla were reconquered especially Portugal finished their war against the Muslims earlier.
@@jasonpalacios1363 Oh yeah - The Reconquista would have ended in 1250
You know my history classes even at university were always lacking here in the USA. I learned more when I struck out on my own and started reading. Professors always hated that… some though liked that.
Is this part 4??! I'm pretty sure we've been waiting for this one for some time. Well, lets do it.
Yes sir!
By the way id like to point out a very minor incorrection, Duarte de Almeida - the Portuguese Royal Standard Bearer - Surprisingly, survived the battle! He lingered in Castile for a few months and then returned to his family estate in Portugal.
He had a major hand in this battle
@@FlashPointHx It’s too bad the fight got so out of hand
Amazing as always. Excited for part 5
I've done a bunch of research on the next two parts - its a long and bloody war
Another excellent video. Thank you.
Thank you so much Luis
Happy thanksgiving! Looking forward to watching this one 😁
Hey Sam - Hope you enjoy it!
Onward to Espania! Glad we're back 😊
Yes Sir!
El Castillo de Santiago never but never fails
Somehow I caught up to current times. Binged 3 years worth of videos on this and still the Reconquista is not done 😅
Thank you for this educational video! Somehow all the books i read and the shows only mentioned the unification of Isabella and Ferdinand, there was no mention of this war with Portugal nor of the treaty results that almost forced the two to head west instead of south.
Kudos!
Its interesting how something like this could have such major consequences later in history
amazing like always!!! who need GOT when we have the Isabella's ascension to the throne?
Right? This was a bloody affair from start to finish
Wait, did you just say Ferdinand wasn't good at Latin? He was literally the guy who taught Isabella latin (because her own mother was of the opinion that Latin was barbaric and need not be taught to her children) until Beatriz de Galindo took over her latin lessons. This was because Isabella dismissed pretty much every male tutor she had before Ferdinand because she had felt insecure.
And also, the Concord of Segovia was a humiliating capitulation, one that even Isabella's own party doubted Ferdinand would concede to. But Ferdinand, being ever the machiavellian, planned out the whole scenario and conceded. In it, he had to give up all claims to the Castilian throne and the document laid out the separation of power between the two by which Ferdinand had next to no say on matters concerning the castilian state. Ferdinand did this knowing he would get the opportunity to re-negotiate the terms once the Portuguese came knocking. They did, and the roles were reversed. On April 28 1475, Isabella ceded equal powers to Ferdinand via an amendment with him getting supreme authority on Castile's military, bureaucratic and foreign policy while the others required the consent of both parties.
I didn't say he didn't know it - I just said he wasn't as good as Isabella got - at least from the books that I've read this seemed to be the case
@@FlashPointHx I don't mean to be nit-pick or continually contradict you but maybe books like The Queen's Vow aren't exactly the best source material. Instead, I'd suggest something like Sir John H. Elliott's Imperial Spain.
Ferdinand was one of the most cut-throat political power players of his time. Quite literally the inspiration for Machiavelli's 'The Prince.' He was infamous during the Italian Wars for authoring treaties, ratifying them and then having his opponents be the one to break them at a time of his choosing while the blame never could be pinned on him because the language of said treaties always seemed to favor him. THAT'S how much of an intricate knowledge he had of Latin. And this is without taking into consideration the way he traced old archived documents all the way back to the 1200s and Charles d' Anjou to force Pope Julius II to name him 'King of Jerusalem' like all Neapolitan Kings before him.
... thanks for setting things straight.
I picked up on the way Ferdinand is being portray as a the minor, intellectually less capable player of both.
Both of them were obviously great political/ historic figures in their own right. Allies that used each others wealth and political power to further their own cause.
I don't understand the need to put one down in order to highlight the other - that doesn't seem right to me.
It really takes away from an all in all well done presentation - sad.
This is gold!. Thank you for your amazing work.
Happy that you liked it Jonas!
Wish I had my crap together like Isabella did at such a young age. Bravo on another great video!
Hey thanks!
John II of Portugal also deserves is own series. An able commander, cuthroat politician and a great strategist.
He got it from his father Aphonso V - he too was very successful - until he wasn't ;)
@@FlashPointHx Altough not as sucessfull as his Son, Afonso V, even in defeat, managed to obtain gains, the African sphere of influence (albeit, not is intended goal)
@@franciscograciosa4895 Very true - this would lay the foundation of the treaties that would define the age of discovery for Portugal and Spain
Thank You so much, happy holidays to you and the family.
Happy holidays to you as well CJ!
Excellent work here
Thank you so much!
Isabella is my favorite Queen ❤
Such a great channel!
❤️❤️
Thank you!!
That was awesome, I can’t wait to watch the next part! 😮
Ferdinand didn’t made a concordant with Isabella in Aragon. That’s not correct.
He was the only acknowledged lord in Aragon. The concordant of Segovia in Castile did gave Ferdinand power in Castile as the queen’s husband, he was allowed to dispense Justice, and make laws with her, but not the other way around when he became king of Aragon.
Although that was not really a loss for Isabella, of the two crowns, Castile was by far the most important one. It was the most populous, 4 million people lived in Castile and 1 million in Aragon at the time. Meaning higher income from taxes and the wealthier of the two. There is a reason when Christopher Columbus does his expedition, the one to subsidize it is Castile and not Aragon, same with the conquest of Granada, and Navarre, and Naples. Although Naples was under the crown of Aragon, but the conquest of it was done with Castilian armies anyway.
Well like you said the more important part was that Isabella was sharing power with her husband for the lion's share of Iberia
Tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando
I wanted to use that line !
@@FlashPointHx A classic and it describes how they shared power really well!
@@jaimegonzaloelices3346 Exactly!! I'm so glad I got that point across
@@FlashPointHx great vid!
Very very interesting as usual
Thanks again!
You are creating a character out of nowhere. Fernando was not the guy you portrait, he loved burocreacy, diplomacy, administrative plans and had a very broad humanist education since he was a kid, he was involved in the adminsitration of the kingdom of Aragon when he was just a Kid. HE transformed Castille based on Aragon administratve institutions, And yes, he was a great military commander too, Best King Spain ever had
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS WHOLE RECONQUISTA SERIES YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!
Also please do biography videos on Queen Urraca of Leon and Queen Petronilla of Aragon. Barely anyone knows about these fascinating two queens that ruled Spain before Queen Isabella. I would really love to see your videos on them!!!! :)
Hey Amity - so happy that you liked this so much - saw your comment on the other video as well! Cheers!!
I can’t believe I caught up so quick to this series. I almost freaked out when I saw it said 5 days ago instead of something like 3 years ago 😂
Isabel of castile or " la católica" -" the católic" was a woman who had to face great challenges and always managed yo prevail over them
She was the " nother" of modern Spain with the territorial unification no laws with Aragón and the deeds if discoveries to support them and precursor of the " siglo de oro" español or spanish golden age at all levels in xvl century
She would set a precedent for other woman as well. Catherine of Aragon would hold true to her convictions, Elizabeth I of England would shortly lead her nation to its Golden Age, Catherine de Medici would show that a woman was just as smart as any man, and Maria of Austria would prove to be an incredible statesman.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hey you too! Happy that you liked this video as well
Isabella On Thanksgiving🥰 Thanks For Giving
No problem!!
I was so glad to get this notification
Hey Fenniks! Good to see your comments
@@FlashPointHx Can't miss out on your series on Isabella :)
Muy bueno
The Trastamara Dynasty was assimilated into the habsburgs.
Isabella the one who proved a woman can be as fierce as a man, if not considerably worse 😋
She was going to unleash hell
@@FlashPointHx Yep
Awsome
Yesss lets go
Pls what is the name of the instrumentals that is played at the very beginning. It is very cool !
At the very beginning (with the commercial) is a song called Water's Edge from the O AD sound track
@@FlashPointHx Thanks 😊. You're the best 👌
wow 4 years working on this reconquista documentary project
I got distracted on side journeys a lot
@@FlashPointHx it's one of the greatest projects I've seen on youtube. Can't wait for the documentary about the age of discovery !
Finally
hahahah - better late than never
Is this true? Henry was rumored to be impotent. His opponents insinuated that Joanna was the child of Beltrán de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Alburquerque. Was that why she was called "la Beltraneja?"
yes - go back to part 3 its all there
@@FlashPointHx Yes, thanks, but I saw no reference to the origin, or "etymology'' if you will, of the moniker. Why "La Beltraneja?" Well, because the alleged father of Joanna was Beltrán de la Cueva. It's probably just me, but I found this tidbit of gossip interesting.
@@MiCajaDelIdiota I'm not sure - it think it was a slang term with the implication that it was his daughter
27:33 the conquest of Granada was triggered by the Turk conquest and occupation of the city of Otranto in Naples, souther Italy, in 1580-81.
This was the first time that the powerful Turks that had conquered Constantinople 25 years earlier had made a successful incursion and occupation in the Italian peninsula. Naples was under the Trastamara dynasty of Naples, to which the the king of Aragon, Ferdinand had a strong claim, seeing this development both Castile and Aragon moved swiftly and promptly to help oust the Turks from Otranto, and as soon as this was done, the war of Granada started in 1582.
Granada needed to be under Christian control, because it could become a launching point for the Muslim Turks into Iberia. This had to be avoided at all costs.
Yes . I was going into that in more detail in the next video where I cover Oranto
The Portuguese stopped conquering land in the península much before the Castillians. They didn't finish their "reconquista" before the Castillians. Granada was just as Portuguese as it was Castillian or Aragonese, not at all, and the Algarve before the Portuguese conquest was not Portuguese at all.
Exacto amigo...además la parte portuguesa de la península ibérica bajo poder musulmán al igual que cuando lo estuvo bajo poder romano siempre fue la parte menos desarrollada, poblada y carente de ciudades importantes como sí las había en el resto de la península Ibérica que luego se convirtió la sucesora real del Reino Visigodo de Hispania que renació bajo el nombre de España.
¿Nadie se ha preguntado por qué todos los grandes monumentos de época islámica que siguen sobreviviendo aún en todo su esplendor centenario en la península ibérica están sólo y exclusivamente en actual territorio español?.
I cannot get over that unhingedly determined flag bearer. My god. His TEETH? Surely it's an exaggerative source
IKR? I've actually read that in a few sources
I see you've read The Queen's Vow! Interested to hear what you thought of it.
Its not bad - but its historical fiction so not the best source for a documentary. I did like how dramatic it is
@@FlashPointHx Do you know of any good historical fiction on Queen Isabel? Appreciate any recommendations. I liked the novel because of the drama and level of detail. Also because he tells it within the context of the time, which can be challenging when writing about controversial historical figures.
Man so much is suspicious about the fortuitous timing of deaths in her life. History truly is written by the victors.
IKR? At the same time for a woman who was not even in line to rule to get to this point took a lot
Portugal Invading Castile (Spain) and making an alliance with the French is quite an aberration! How the Portuguese break the traditions.
What next? Castile making alliance with the English?
27:40 definitely like Isabella a lot more now
She wasn't going to be turned down from that
Fire and blood, Isabella sounds like a targaryen
Well she did have madness that ran in the family
All righty then. All caught up.
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So the Portuguese King seriously thought he could invade and take over all of Castile, which was much bigger and powerful than Portugal? LOL.
He was a skilled military leader. He had won several campaigns in North Africa. I guess he figured that he was won a roll
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Ha !Happy that you liked it
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HENK!!!
No se olviden de que estamos hablando de Reyes españoles de Hispania, España.
No existe la nacion Íbera. En Hispania eran Celtas e iberos y todos ellos hispanos. Mas tarde hispanoromanos. Luego los reinos españoles , y con la Union de Castilla, Aragón y Navarra , España.
hi whats poppin'?
Power couple
oh Yeah
"Galicia which was essentially rule by thieves" jajaja man if you really know... it has been always ruled by thieves one way or the other till this day xD
hahahaha - It seems like a beautiful place - I've always wanted to go to Santiago de Compostela
@@FlashPointHx probably the most beautiful land of all Spain and also some of the best food of the peninsula. If you ever go but don't want to walk the whole Camino de Santiago, go to Leon to the upper badlands and cross into Galicia in the direction of las Medulas and Villafranca del Bierzo. I've never seen a land more beautiful and you will feel yourself transported to that time when the old knights ride to watch the frontier.
@@egillskallagrimson5879 I will do this one of these days and then find a windmill to charge with a lance while on horseback !
Definitely my kinda Woman 🙋♂️..
Happy Genocide day! 😉..
hahaha - well that does come later. . .
Todos escribiendo en inglés y son españoles. 😂 no hay ningún alemán, ruso o ingles de verdad ?😂
What a mess Spain has always been. From the Sultans to Franco. A mess.
All countries in Europe and the world for that matter have been a mess at one time or another.
@@alfredosenalle9284 You are right. Especially England and it's poor relationship to it's neighbors.