Medievalists.net » Pere III 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 “Of Arms and Men”: Siege and Battle Tactics in the Catalan Grand Chronicles (1208-1387) http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/09/of-arms-and-men-siege-and-battle-tactics-in-the-catalan-grand-chronicles-1208-1387/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/09/of-arms-and-men-siege-and-battle-tactics-in-the-catalan-grand-chronicles-1208-1387/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:08:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=40373 What was the nature of combat as then practiced by the Aragonese? Who and what was involved? How were the practicalities of battle realized on the field?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/09/of-arms-and-men-siege-and-battle-tactics-in-the-catalan-grand-chronicles-1208-1387/feed/ 0 A Tale of Two Kings: The Use of King David in the Chronicle of Pere III of Catalonia http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/25/a-tale-of-two-kings-the-use-of-king-david-in-the-chronicle-of-pere-iii-of-catalonia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/25/a-tale-of-two-kings-the-use-of-king-david-in-the-chronicle-of-pere-iii-of-catalonia/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:33:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35971 It is my contention that Pere chose to emulate David because David was a highly respected Biblical king, as well as the fact that David's history as a warrior could be used to spiritually justify the military actions of Pere.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/25/a-tale-of-two-kings-the-use-of-king-david-in-the-chronicle-of-pere-iii-of-catalonia/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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