Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Self - Presenter
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2015
Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore
Miniseries
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Episodes
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Episode 160 min2015-12-08
Conquest
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.
Episode 260 min2015-12-15
Reconquest
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.
Episode 360 min2015-12-22
Nation
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.