Showing posts with label Authoritarian Monarchy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Authoritarian Monarchy. Show all posts

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Some selected fragments of Isabel

Here you have some fragments of the TV series Isabel. They show some important moments of the Catholic Monarchs' reign. I recommend you to watch the whole series, because it's an extraordinary work and historically accurate. On RTVE.es website, you can also find a lot of extra explanations about the period, curiosities and a complete familiy tree to know the most important figures of the period. 
Oath of allegiance to Joanna, Henry IV's daughter:
Ávila's Farce: Henry IV's symbolic deposition:
Juan Pacheco declares war on Henry IV when Beltrán de la Cueva comes back to the court:
Los Toros de Guisando Agreement: peace between Henry IV and Isabella, his half-sister:
Isabella proclaims herself queen:
Segovia Agreement:
Establishment of the Inquisition in Castile:
Surrender of Granada:
Expulsion of the Jews:
Christopher Columbus reaches the island of Guanahaní:
Treaty of Tordesillas, signed with John II of POrtugal:
Marriage alliances:
Joanna has an attack when her husband Philip comes back to the Low Countries without her:
Joanna is increasingly rebellious against her parents:
Isabella I's death:

Friday, November 14, 2014

Authoritarian Monarchy and Catholic Monarchs' presentation

Here you have the presentation about the Catholic Monarchs and their authoritarian monarchy. Pay special attention to the way they reinforced their power without questioning the powers of the other privileged groups and how the marriage alliances they established with different kingdoms contributed to create Charles I's Empire.