Medievalists.net » James I ‘the Conqueror’ of Aragon http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Crusading as a knightly deed http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/30/crusading-knightly-deed/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/30/crusading-knightly-deed/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:45:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48669 How far do the works of Jean of Joinville and James I of Aragon depict crusading as an integral part of chivalry in the thirteenth century?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/21/managing-the-commons-the-role-of-the-elites-in-the-uses-of-common-lands-in-the-midlands-of-the-kingdom-of-valencia-during-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 The Scientific World of the Crown of Aragon under James I http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/03/the-scientific-world-of-the-crown-of-aragon-under-james-i/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/03/the-scientific-world-of-the-crown-of-aragon-under-james-i/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:27:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39557 This article seeks to provide a general overview of the cultural landscape during the reign of James I, with a particular focus on science.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/03/the-scientific-world-of-the-crown-of-aragon-under-james-i/feed/ 0 “We Have Met Devils!”: The Almogavars of James I and Peter III of Catalonia-Aragon http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/we-have-met-devils-the-almogavars-of-james-i-and-peter-iii-of-catalonia-aragon/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/we-have-met-devils-the-almogavars-of-james-i-and-peter-iii-of-catalonia-aragon/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:29:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37865 Who were these Almogavars, who were able to defeat these heavily-armed and highly-trained knights? Why were they consistently effective against all who came before them? How were they utilized by James I the Conqueror (1213-1276) and his son Peter III the Great (1276-1285), count-kings of Catalonia-Aragon, to further the interests of their realm? These are the questions that this paper will attempt to answer.

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