The Aljubarrota battle and its contemporary heritage /

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This book presents, for the first time in English, an overview of the decisive Battle of Aljubarrota (1385), the most important military moment in Portuguese history. The authors embody the conflict in the context of Iberian relations during the fourteenth century, and integrate the battle in the ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Fonseca, Luís Adão da (Editor), Monteiro, João Gouveia, 1958- (Editor), Pimenta, Maria Cristina (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, [2020]
Series:European medieval battlefields.
Subjects:
1385-1433
Aljubarrota, Battle of, Aljubarrota, Portugal, 1385.
Bataille d'Aljubarrota, Aljubarrota, Portugal, 1385.
HISTORY > Military > Medieval.
Portugal > History > John I, 1385-1433.
Portugal > Histoire > 1385-1433 (Jean Ier)
Portugal.
Portugal > Aljubarrota.
Aljubarrota Battlefield.
Aljubarrota historiography and contemporary memories.
Portuguese national crisis (1383-1385).
medieval international politics and economic trade.
medieval military battles.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Before Aljubarrota
  • Chapter 2. Fighting a Battle in the Middle Ages
  • Chapter 3. The Decision to Fight at Aljubarrota
  • Chapter 4. The Decisive Battle
  • Chapter 5. Casualties and the Aftermath
  • Chapter 6. Contemporary Memory and Myth-Making
  • Chapter 7. The Legacy for Later Memories
  • Chapter 8. The Battle of Aljubarrota Interpretation Centres
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

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