<p>King Alfonso VII of Leon and Castile becomes seriously ill just as the Almohads begin to go on the offensive.</p>

Episode 76 - The Kingdom of Leon and the Kingdom of Castile

The history of the rise of Al-Andalus and the gradual re-conquering of Spain by the Spanish Christian kingdoms is an epic tale beginning in the year 712 and concluding with the fall of the Kingdom of Grenada in 1492.  Join the History of the Crusades Podcast as we cover this lengthy piece of narrative history.