The reconquest kings of Portugal: political and cultural reorientation on the medieval frontier

Examines the political development of Portugal between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. Taking place amid the struggle between Christendom and the Islamic world for control over the Iberian Peninsula, the formation of Portugal also depended on the growing European influence felt throughout the peninsula during these centuries. ÍNDICE: List of Figures - Introduction - Portuguese Society in the Eleventh Century: Conquest, Reconquest or convivencia? - High Ambition in a World of Turmoil: Count Henry (1095-1112) and Infanta Teresa (1112-1128) - The Nascent Kingdom: Consolodation and Expansion under Afonso Henriques (1128-1148) - Papal Recognition of Portuguese Royalty: an Ebb Tide (1148-1157) - Papal Recognition of Portuguese Royalty: the Tide Turns (1157-1179) - Consolidation and Opportunity (1179-1211) - Shifting Priorities: Portuguese Relations with the Latin Church in the Thirteenth Century - The Science of Kingship: Institutional Innovation during the Reign of Afonso II (1211-1223) - The Final Campaign: Sancho II, Afonso III, and the Completion of the Reconquest in Portugal (1223-1250) -Conclusion: The Reconquest Kings of Portugal - Appendix I: Portuguese Voices - Bibliography -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-52561-0
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 368
• Fecha Publicación: 12/12/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés