The Monster Within (2015)
“‘I was looking at one of the guidebooks last night,’ Jack said. ‘I didn’t know the Islamic faith had had such a big influence on Spain.’ ‘I probably should have given you a potted history of the country,’ Mr Doyle said.
‘Several early peoples populated Spain prior to the Common Era. The Roman Empire eventually took over the country and controlled it for six centuries, naming it Hispania.
The Visigoths—Germanic tribes—took over most of the peninsula. Then the Arabs invaded in the eighth ...century and held power until the marriage of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. This heralded a new era of expansion for the Spanish empire.’ ‘So how did Alhambra get built?’ Scarlet asked.
Fleming took up the story. ‘It began as a small fortress in the ninth century, and was rebuilt in the eleventh century as a palace, and in the fourteenth century it was expanded once again.’ ‘Where does the name come from?’ Scarlet said.MoreLess
‘Several early peoples populated Spain prior to the Common Era. The Roman Empire eventually took over the country and controlled it for six centuries, naming it Hispania.
The Visigoths—Germanic tribes—took over most of the peninsula. Then the Arabs invaded in the eighth ...century and held power until the marriage of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. This heralded a new era of expansion for the Spanish empire.’ ‘So how did Alhambra get built?’ Scarlet asked.
Fleming took up the story. ‘It began as a small fortress in the ninth century, and was rebuilt in the eleventh century as a palace, and in the fourteenth century it was expanded once again.’ ‘Where does the name come from?’ Scarlet said.MoreLess
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