The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain

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The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain

A series of 4 talks spanning 4 weeks, presented by Bruce Jewell of Stafford u3a

By The Third Age Trust

Date and time

January 21, 2021 · 2am - February 11, 2021 · 3:30am PST

Location

Online

About this event

The Rise and Fall of Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain)

In 711 AD Arab and Berber troops from North Africa launched an invasion of the Iberian Peninsula. Within a decade they had subdued the Visigoths who had occupied Spain since the end of the Western Roman Empire. Islamic rulers changed the face of Spain producing a civilization rich in architecture, art and learning whilst at the same time maintaining relative tolerance to the Christian and Jewish inhabitants of the peninsula.

Meanwhile, the Christian Kingdoms that clung on in the far north of Spain recovered lost territories in what became known as the Reconquista. After the 13th century the Muslim Kingdom of Granada remained as the only part of Spain under Muslim rule. Remarkedly Granada was not conquered until 1492 thus bringing to an end nearly 800 years of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.

This course will consist of four sessions on Thursday at 10am . An hour long presentation followed by and an opportunity for Q&A. Content for each week is as follows:

Thursday 21st January - The Moorish Invasion of Spain and the establishment of the Caliphate of Cordoba.

Thursday 28th January - Islamic Spain in its Golden Age.

Thursday 4th February -The decline of Islamic Spain and the Christian Reconquest of the Peninsula.

Thursday 11th February - The Legacy of Islamic Spain on modern Spain.

Those registered are asked to attend all 4 sessions.

Bruce Jewell is a retired College Lecturer and a member of Stafford U3A where he has led a History group for eight years. Since the start of the lockdown, the group has met via Zoom video link. Bruce has also led TAT Summer School groups on Globalization and on Islamic Spain and the Reconquista.

This talk will be delivered online via Zoom, it is a free event for u3a members only.

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