Medieval Crown of Aragon A Short History

Name: Medieval Crown of Aragon A Short History
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ISBN: 9780198202363

ISBN-10: 0198202369

ISBN-13: 9780198202363

Edition: 1986 (Reprint)

Authors: Thomas N. Bisson

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This book--the first study of its kind in English in more than fifty years--surveys the history of the medieval Crown of Aragon from its early origins in counties of the eastern Pyrenees. Reviewing the most recent research into the well-preserved archives of the region, Bisson recreates a sense of the energy, drama, and color of these creative and expansionist people between the 12th and 15th centuries. Throughout, the book duly stresses individual achievement and personality while at the same time providing a balanced overview of political and dynastic evolution, institutional foundations, economic and cultural affairs, and the socio-economic weaknesses that eventually led to a crisis in…

Book details

List price: $62.00
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/11/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 250
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



List of illustrations


List of maps


Prologue


Before the union


The age of the early count-kings (1137-1213)


James the Conqueror (1213-1276)


Mediterranean expansion (1276-1336)


Peter the Ceremonious and his sons (1336-1410)


The Trastï¿½maras (1412-1479)


Prosperity and crisis in the later middle ages


Epilogue


Note on the translation of proper names


Glossary


Geneological tables


Bibliographical notes


Index