Episode 157: El Cid

<p>In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known to history as El Cid, a famous Spanish knight who fought for and against both Christians and Muslims in mediaeval Iberia.</p> <p>https://halfarsedhistory.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/157-el-cid.mp3</p> <h1>Download Episode</h1> <p>(Right click and select “Save as…”)</p> <p>Image: Acosta, Marcos Hiráldez. Jura de Santa Gadea. Oil on canvas. 1864. Via Wikimedia.</p>