This book examines the development of Portugal between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. During this period Portugal grew from an embattled county under the control of Leon-Castile into an independent kingdom with borders that have remained largely unchanged until the present day.
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"The study addresses the major historical debates regarding Portugal as well as the peninsula at large, includes a fine bibliography, and provides an updated, utilitarian overview of an important medieval monarchy." --CHOICE
"[This book] helps to fill a noticeable gap in English-language historiography."--Speculum
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STEPHEN LAY has been Lecturer in History at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, and later Executive Officer of the Monash University London Centre. He is currently Graduate Studies Assistant at the University of Oxford, and has published several journal articles. His essay 'The Interpretation of the Magna Charta' received the Romanzi award and was published as a monograph in 2004.
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On 8 August 1064, after a gruelling six-month siege, the Muslim defenders of Coimbra surrendered to forces led by King Fernando I of Leon-Castile. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
arming ceremony, distant papacy, visiting crusaders, taifa rulers, northern crusaders, senior clergymen, papal recognition, gold tribute, metropolitan rights, royal relations, royal leadership, papal protection Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
King Sancho, Afonso Henriques, The Reconquest Kings of Portugal, Pope Innocent, Count Henry, Latin Christian, Infanta Teresa, Holy Land, King Afonso, King Alfonso, Latin Christendom, Queen Urraca, Pope Gregory, King Fernando, Santa Cruz, Pope Alexander, Pope Honorius, Emperor Alfonso, Bishop Pedro, Archbishop Joao, Alfonso of León-Castile, Portuguese Church, Count Raymond, World of Turmoil, Iberian Peninsula Browse Sample Pages:
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On 8 August 1064, after a gruelling six-month siege, the Muslim defenders of Coimbra surrendered to forces led by King Fernando I of Leon-Castile. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
arming ceremony, distant papacy, visiting crusaders, taifa rulers, northern crusaders, senior clergymen, papal recognition, gold tribute, metropolitan rights, royal relations, royal leadership, papal protection Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
King Sancho, Afonso Henriques, The Reconquest Kings of Portugal, Pope Innocent, Count Henry, Latin Christian, Infanta Teresa, Holy Land, King Afonso, King Alfonso, Latin Christendom, Queen Urraca, Pope Gregory, King Fernando, Santa Cruz, Pope Alexander, Pope Honorius, Emperor Alfonso, Bishop Pedro, Archbishop Joao, Alfonso of León-Castile, Portuguese Church, Count Raymond, World of Turmoil, Iberian Peninsula Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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