The End of the Reconquista

About the lecture

In this module, we think about the war in the Emirate of Grenada and the Christian reconquest of Spain, focusing in particular on the importance of the Muslim capture of the town of Zahara in 1481-2, the escalation of the conflict with the Siege of Málaga in 1487, and the arrangements made after the final capitulation of Granada in 1492.

About the lecturer

Dr John Edwards is Senior Research Fellow in Spanish at the University of Oxford. He specialises in the history and culture of Spain in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with particular emphasis on religion and the European context. His recent publications include Mary I: England’s Catholic Queen (2011) and Ferdinand and Isabella (2004).