The Decline of Al-Andalus and the Rise of the Kingdom of Leon

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A discussion of the collapse of the Caliphate of Cordoba in the early 11th century, and the subsequent rise of the Kingdom of Leon. The reigns of King Fernando I of Leon and King Alfonso VI of Leon, and their hegemonic dominance of Spain, are discussed.

Sources:

-O’Callaghan, Joseph - A History of Medieval Spain, (Cornell, 1975)
-Reilly, Bernard F. - The Contest of Christian and Muslim Spain, 1031-1157, (Blackwell, 1995)
-Reilly, Bernard F. - The Kingdom of León-Castilla under King Alfonso VI, 1065–1109, (Princeton, 1989)
-World of El Cid: Chronicles of the Spanish Reconquest, trans. Simon Barton and Richard Fletcher, (Manchester, 2000)

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