Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore – Miniseries
2015
3 Episodes
Episodes
S01E01
8.0Conquest
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.
08 Dec 201560m
S01E02
8.0Reconquest
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.
15 Dec 201560m
S01E03
8.0Nation
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.
22 Dec 201560m