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King Pedro IV of Aragon, royal propaganda and the tradition of royal speechwriting

August 15, 2012 By Medievalists.net

In the archives of the Crown of Aragon in Barcelona is preserved the autograph manuscript of a speech against the rebellion of the Judge of Arborea in Sardinia made by King Pedro IV of Aragon to open the corts, probably that held in Sant Mateu, Valencia in 1369.

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Aragonese Historiography in the 11th and 12th Centuries

October 9, 2011 By Medievalists.net

Aragonese Historiography in the 11th and 12th Centuries Nelson, Lynn H. The American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain (2005) Abstract One of the peculiarities of early Aragonese history is the relative dearth of historiographic materials surviving from the old heartland of the kingdom. The Aragonese have traditionally been viewed as proud of family and jealous of tradition. […]

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War financing in the late-Medieval Crown of Aragon

August 12, 2011 By Medievalists.net

War financing in the late-Medieval Crown of Aragon Kagay, Donald J. (Albany State University) The Journal of Medieval Military History, Volume 6 (2008) Introduction: Medieval soldiers would agree wholeheartedly with the political maxim which had grown hackneyed by the time of the Renaissance in its assertion that “money constitutes the sinews of war.” Medieval sovereigns […]

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Disposable alliances: Aragon and Castile during the War of the Two Pedros and beyond

August 11, 2011 By Medievalists.net

By tracing the diplomatic developments between Aragon and Castile during this time frame, one is struck not only by the Pere III’s attainments in double-dealing, but also by how deeply the major contenders in the Hundred Years War, France and England, were effected by the political and martial affairs of the “minor” states of Spain.

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Battle-seeking commanders in the later Middle Ages: Phases of Generalship in the War of the Two Pedros

August 11, 2011 By Medievalists.net

Thanks to the influence of the imperial military writer, Vegetius, it has long been understood that in the Middle Ages defense operations were much preferred to those of an offensive nature.