Reconquista

Queen Urraca finds herself in conflict with Rome following her imprisonment of Archbishop Gelmirez of Santiago de Compostela in 1120.

While King Alfonso of Aragon is occupied in Zaragoza, Queen Uracca embarks on a misson to defeat her enemies in the north of the peninsula. 

King Alfonso of Aragon embarks on an ambitious campaign to conquer Zaragoza in 1118.

The Kingdom of Portugal emerges while Queen Urraca endures one of the worst experiences of her reign in the town of Santiago de Compostela.

The warring monarchs in the Christian north finally decide to set their differences aside.

After the breakdown of the marrage between Queen Urraca and Alfonso of Aragon, events threaten to spiral out of control.

The marriage of King Alfonso I of Aragon to Urraca of Leon and Castile gets off to a rocky, gravelly and croaky start - just like my voice in this episode unfortunately. 

Just when King Alfonso VI believes he has his succession issues all sorted, an unexpected event throws everything up in the air.

While a looming succession crisis emerges for both king Alfonso VI and the Almoravids, a shift in popular consciousness begins to take place following the death of El Cid.

The Kingdom of Leon and Castile and the Christian territory of Valencia both grapple with succession issues.

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (aka El Cid) scores a memorable victory against the Almoravids at the battle of Cuarte in 1094.

El Cid manages to conquer the wealthy taifa of Valencia.

The Almoravids invade al-Andalus in 1090 and begin to conquer the taifas.

Between the departure of the Almoravids in 1088 and their return in 1090, a number of significant events take place. 

In the period of interlude between the departure of the Almoravids and their return to al-Andalus, some significant events take place.

The Almoravids of northern Africa arrive in al-Andalus and clash with King Alfonso VI at the battle of Sagrajas in October 1086.

As King Alfonso VI and Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar prepare to face off in Zaragoza, a new threat emerges to the south.

As King Alfonso's attentions turn to the east, different factions inside Toledo struggle for supremacy.

In the first major victory of the Reconquesta, Toledo falls to King Alfonso VI.

The taifa of Toledo hits a rocky patch which King Alfonso VI swings to his advantage.  Meanwhile, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (later known as El Cid) makes a couple of bad choices and ends up in exile.