Mexico: The Cristero War

Jonathan Brown and Dr Mark Lawrence talk about the Cristero War, which was fought in Mexico from 1926 until 1929.As Mexico stabilises after 10 years of war after the revolution of 1910, the Mexican government introduces secular, anti-clerical policies which eventually lead to a Catholic revolt against the Mexican state which became the Cristero War.Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.Music by Lexin Music of Pixabay.