Category Archives: Iberian (Spanish-Portuguese)
Ottoman-Portuguese War – Age of Colonization
“Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the Ottoman Empire, continues with a video on the Ottoman-Portuguese wars, as the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Portugal fight for dominance over the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. In this video, we cover the early Portuguese conquests in India and their […]
Where did Celts come from? Who were the Druids?
Survive the Jive asks the question “Where did Celts come from?” “Celts are known for tartan, faeries, druids, bagpipes and the British Isles – but the origins of the Celtic culture lie in the Unetice culture of Bronze age central Europe and it spread out with the Hallstatt and La Tène cultures. In this history […]
The Real Björn Ironside
History Time produced an extraordinarily insightful documentary on the Vikings in the Spain and the Mediterranean Sea incidental to documenting the life of Björn Ironside who led a Viking expedition to Iberia (present-day Spain and Portugal) are through the Straits of Gilbraltar into the Mediterranean Sea.