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

Miniseries

2015 · 3 episodes · 3h 0m in all · 7.7/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Conquest

   8 Dec 2015 · 60 min · 7.5/10

   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.

2. 

   2. Reconquest

   15 Dec 2015 · 60 min · 7.5/10

   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.

3. 

   3. Nation

   22 Dec 2015 · 60 min · 8.0/10

   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.