Medievalists.net » Pedro IV of Aragon http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 King Pedro IV of Aragon, royal propaganda and the tradition of royal speechwriting http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/15/king-pedro-iv-of-aragon-royal-propaganda-and-the-tradition-of-royal-speechwriting/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/15/king-pedro-iv-of-aragon-royal-propaganda-and-the-tradition-of-royal-speechwriting/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:50:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34800 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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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/15/king-pedro-iv-of-aragon-royal-propaganda-and-the-tradition-of-royal-speechwriting/feed/ 0 Aragonese Historiography in the 11th and 12th Centuries http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/09/aragonese-historiography-in-the-11th-and-12th-centuries/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/09/aragonese-historiography-in-the-11th-and-12th-centuries/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:28:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=26253 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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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/12/war-financing-in-the-late-medieval-crown-of-aragon/feed/ 0 Disposable alliances: Aragon and Castile during the War of the Two Pedros and beyond http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/11/disposable-alliances-aragon-and-castille-during-the-war-of-the-two-pedros-and-beyond/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/11/disposable-alliances-aragon-and-castille-during-the-war-of-the-two-pedros-and-beyond/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:36:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=24060 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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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/11/disposable-alliances-aragon-and-castille-during-the-war-of-the-two-pedros-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Battle-seeking commanders in the later Middle Ages: Phases of Generalship in the War of the Two Pedros http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/11/battle-seeking-commanders-in-the-later-middle-ages-phases-of-generalship-in-the-war-of-the-two-pedros/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/11/battle-seeking-commanders-in-the-later-middle-ages-phases-of-generalship-in-the-war-of-the-two-pedros/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:56:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=24047 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.

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