Medievalists.net » Alfonso IX of Leon http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Beyond the Border. The aristocratic mobility between the kingdoms of Portugal and León (1157- 1230) http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/25/beyond-border-aristocratic-mobility-kingdoms-portugal-leon-1157-1230/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/25/beyond-border-aristocratic-mobility-kingdoms-portugal-leon-1157-1230/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:18:01 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53623 During the reigns of Fernando II and Alfonso IX, the kingdom of León became home to several Portuguese aristocrats. Their relations with the Galician and Leonese nobility helped them create many cross-border ties and a powerful network of family-based relationships which heavily influenced the course of the main political conflicts of this period.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/25/beyond-border-aristocratic-mobility-kingdoms-portugal-leon-1157-1230/feed/ 0 The Roman De La Rose and the Thirteenth Century Prohibitions of Homosexuality http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/11/the-roman-de-la-rose-and-the-thirteenth-century-prohibitions-of-homosexuality/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/11/the-roman-de-la-rose-and-the-thirteenth-century-prohibitions-of-homosexuality/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:14:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=32641 This paper, a tentative approach by someone who is not an expert in this area or on this text, argues that Guillaume de Lorris offers a veiled description of a male to male love relationship.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/11/the-roman-de-la-rose-and-the-thirteenth-century-prohibitions-of-homosexuality/feed/ 0 The Difference A King Makes: Religion And National Unity In Spain http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/03/the-difference-a-king-makes-religion-and-national-unity-in-spain/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/03/the-difference-a-king-makes-religion-and-national-unity-in-spain/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:02:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=32383 It is the end of the Roman period, however, that interests us most. What happened then is a model for the relationship between Church and state that has had an enduring and powerful influence.

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