Christian Society on the Second Crusade: Religious Practices in the De expugnatione Lyxbonensi
Throop examines an Anglo-Norman account of the conquest of Lisbon in 1147, De expugnatione Lyxbonensi, to see what religious practices we see in the text, including lay piety and the implications for crusading.
The uses of luxury: some examples from the Portuguese courts from 1480 to 1580
Whereas women accumulated objects in direct relation with their spirituality (with the exception of Queen Catarina), men favoured the possession of religious objects as a strategy in order to reinforce political power and authority.
The Treaty of Windsor (1386) in a European context
In the early evening of Monday 14 August 1385, between 6 and 7 p.m., a crushing defeat was inflicted by a Portuguese army on a numerically far superior and better-equipped Castilian force.
Philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal (1360-1415)
Philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal (1360-1415) By Manuela Santos Silva The Rituals and Rhetoric of Queenship: Medieval to Early Modern, edited by…
Jewish History and Gentile Memory: The Expulsion of 1492
Jewish History and Gentile Memory: The Expulsion of 1492 By Edward Peters Jewish History, Vol. 9 No. 1 (1995) Introduction: During the eleventh,…
Portugal meets Italy: the Sephardic Communities of the Diaspora on Italian Soil (1496-1600)
Portugal meets Italy: the Sephardic Communities of the Diaspora on Italian Soil (1496-1600) By Joseph Abraham Levi Cadernos de Estudos Sefarditas, No.5 (2005)…
Ssegunt natura de los cielos e de las otras cosas spirituales: Alfonso X, Astrology, and Kingship
This thesis uses Alfonso’s scientific texts to analyze how and why astrology was particularly useful to a thirteenth century king.
From Islam to Christianity: Urban Changes in Medieval Portuguese Cities
From Islam to Christianity: Urban Changes in Medieval Portuguese Cities Trindade,Luísa Religion and Power in Europe : Conflict and Convergence (Pisa, 2007) Abstract…
Peter’s Medicine – lessons from the 13th century
Peter of Spain lived out a long and fruitful life as a scholar known for his works on logic, as a scholar-physician who wrote widely and was sought by his contemporaries as their doctor, and as a churchman so successful that he became Pope
Crusades on the Water: A New (Integrated) View
Crusades on the Water: A New (Integrated) View By Dana Cushing Paper given at the 46th International Congress on Medieval Studies (2011) Introduction: My…
The Far East in the Early 16th Century: Giovanni da Empoli’s Travels
There have been many studies on the impact of the Portuguese discoveries on Europe, and as a result, new perspectives and approaches to the subject have opened up.
Medical ‘Emplotment’ and Plotting Medicine: Health and Disease in Late Medieval Portuguese Chronicles
Medical ‘Emplotment’ and Plotting Medicine: Health and Disease in Late Medieval Portuguese Chronicles By Iona McCleery Social History of Medicine (2011) Abstract: In…
Some notes on the Portuguese and Frankish pirates during the Mamluk period (872-922AH./1468-1517AD.)
The Portuguese incursion not only posed a serious threat to Mamluk trade but also caused a rise in the cost of protecting that trade.
Ambassadors, Explorers, and Allies: A Study of African-European Diplomatic Relationships, 1400-1600
Ambassadors, Explorers, and Allies: A Study of African-European Diplomatic Relationships, 1400-1600 By Andrea Felber Seligman CUREJ – College Undergraduate Research Electronic Journal (2007)…
Canons and Cities: Cathedral Chapters and Their Social Composition in Medieval Portugal
Canons and Cities: Cathedral Chapters and Their Social Composition in Medieval Portugal Vilar, Hermínia Vasconcelos (Universidade de Évora – CIDEHUS) e-Journal of Portuguese History,…
Beggars, Vagrants and Romanies : Repression and Persecution in Portuguese Society (14th–18th Centuries)
Beggars, Vagrants and Romanies : Repression and Persecution in Portuguese Society (14th–18th Centuries) Abreu, Laurinda Hygiea Internationalis : An Interdisciplinary Journal for the History…
Opportunities for Teaching and Studying Medicine in Medieval Portugal before the Foundation of the University of Lisbon (1290)
Opportunities for Teaching and Studying Medicine in Medieval Portugal before the Foundation of the University of Lisbon (1290) By Iona M. McCleery Dynamis,…
Talon cusp in a deciduous upper incisor from a medieval Portuguese child
Talon cusp in a deciduous upper incisor from a medieval Portuguese child By ANA MARIA SILVA and ANA CRISTINA SUBTIL Anthropological Science, Vol.…
Relations between Portugal and Castile in the Late Middle Ages – 13th-16th centuries
Relations between Portugal and Castile in the Late Middle Ages – 13th-16th centuries By Vicente Ángel Álvarez Palenzuela e-Journal of Portuguese History, Vol.1:1…
The Portuguese Medieval Parliament: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
The Portuguese Medieval Parliament: Are We Asking the Right Questions? By Luís Miguel Duarte e-Journal of Portuguese History, Vol.1:2 (2003) Abstract: It had…
The Military Orders Established in Portugal in the Middle Ages: A Historiographical Overview
The Military Orders Established in Portugal in the Middle Ages: A Historiographical Overview By Paula Pinto Costa E-Journal of Portuguese History, Volume 2:1…
New Knights in the Portuguese Order of Santiago during the Mastership of Dom Jorge, 1492-1550
New Knights in the Portuguese Order of Santiago during the Mastership of Dom Jorge, 1492-1550 By Francis A. Dutra eHumanista, Volume 2, 2002…
The participation of the nobility in the reconquest and in the military orders
The participation of the nobility in the reconquest and in the military orders By José Augusto de Sotto Mayor Pizarro E-Journal of Portuguese…
For the Honor of Her Lineage and Body: The Dowers and Dowries of Some Late Medieval Queens of Portugal
For the Honor of Her Lineage and Body: The Dowers and Dowries of Some Late Medieval Queens of Portugal By Ana Maria S.…
Medieval Portuguese Royal Chronicles: Topics in a Discourse of Identity and Power
Medieval Portuguese Royal Chronicles: Topics in a Discourse of Identity and Power By Bernardo Vasconcelos e Sousa e-Journal of Portuguese History, Vol.5:2 (2007) Abstract: It…