King Alfonso VIII of Castile : Government, Family, and War /

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"King Alfonso VIII of Castile: Government, Family and War brings together a diverse group of scholars whose work concerns the reign of Alfonso VIII (1158-1215). This was a critical period in the history of the Iberian peninsula, when the conflict between the Christian north and the Moroccan emp...

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Other Authors: Lincoln, Kyle C. (Editor), Smith, Damian J. (Editor), Gómez, Miguel, 1975- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Alfonso > VIII, > King of Castile, > 1155-1214
Alfonso > VIII, > King of Castile, > 1155-1214.
Kings and rulers.
HISTORY > Medieval.
HISTORY > Europe > Spain & Portugal.
Spain > Castile.
Spain.
Spain > History > 711-1516.
Castile (Spain) > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Alfonso VIII: An Introduction; 1. Ideas of Kingship in the Preambles of Alfonso VIII's Charters; 2. Selling Castile: Coinage, Propaganda, and Mediterranean Trade in the Age of Alfonso VIII; 3. The Infantazgo in the Reign of Alfonso VIII; 4. "Happier in Daughters than in Sons": The Children of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leonor Plantagenet; 5. A Wall and a Shield: Alfonso VIII and the Military Orders; 6. Holy War and Crusade during the Reign of Alfonso VIII; 7. Alfonso VIII and the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
  • 8. Alfonso VIII and the Papacy9. "Si Possides Amicum, in Temptatione Posside Illum": Alfonso VIII and Peter the Catholic; 10. A Prosopography of the Castilian Episcopate in the Reign of Alfonso VIII; 11. Via impugnandi in the Age of Alfonso VIII: Iberian-Christian Kalām and a Latin Triad Revisited; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Index; Series List

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