HOS 19 – Charles V: Growing Pains

HOS 22 – Interview with Geoffrey Parker on Charles V

Hello everyone thank you for watching this episode of the 22nd episode of the History of Spain podcast, today I’m pleased to announce that we are interviewing Dr. Geoffrey Parker! He is the author of numerous books and articles relating to Spanish history including The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, […]

HOS 21 – Charles V: The End of Charles V

Welcome back everyone to the 21st episode of the History of Spain podcast where today we wrap up our timeline on King Charles I of Spain and Emperor Charles V. Specfically we cover The Revolt of Ghent The Italian war of 1536-1538 Spanish Conquest of Tunis The Italian war of 1542-1546 Schmalkaldic League War Knights […]

HOS 20 – Charles V: Peace in Spain, War Abroad

Hello everyone, welcome to the 20th episode of the History of Spain podcast. Today we’ll continue our topic on Charles V of Spain. Specifically we’ll cover Italian War 1526- Financial Situation of Charles German colonization of America Tranquility in Castile + Aragon Contemporary Criticism of Charles Charles’ Mediterranean policy Sources Used Henry Kamen – Spain […]

HOS 19 – Charles V: Growing Pains

Welcome to the 19th episode of the History of Spain Podcast, today we begin a new series on the subject of Charles V, also known as Charles I. Some things we talk about The Revolt of the Comuneros The Revolt of the Brotherhoods/Germaines The Italian Wars of 1521-1526 Sources Used Kings and Generals – Battle […]

HOS 18 – The Spanish Black Legend

Hello everyone welcome back to the 18th episode of the History of Spain Podcast. In this episode we talk about the trend in history of the Spanish Black Legend. For those that don’t know the Spanish Black Legend is the trend in history of Spain being seen as a corrupt, superstitious, evil, corrupt country. Sources […]