Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore

Episode 01

Conquest

Dec 8, 2015 · 60 min

In the first episode, Simon explores Spain's early years, its emergence as the battleground of empires and its golden age under the Cordoba Caliphate.

Episode 02

Reconquest

Dec 15, 2015 · 60 min

Simon uncovers the truth about Spain's hero El Cid. He also investigates the horror of the Spanish Inquisition and in the process discovers an unsettling story about one of his own ancestors.

Episode 03

Nation

Dec 22, 2015 · 60 min

Simon explores Spain's golden age under Philip II through to the Spanish Civil War and dictatorship under Franco, from which Spain has emerged as a modern democratic monarchy.