Aljubarrota Battle and Its Contemporary Heritage

AvLuís Adão da Fonseca,João Gouveia Monteiro

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Del i serien European Medieval Battlefields

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Beskrivning

This book presents, for the first time in English, an overview of the decisive Battle of Aljubarrota (1385), the most important military moment in Portuguese history. The authors embody the conflict in the context of Iberian relations during the fourteenth century, and integrate the battle in the macro European conflict of the Hundred Years War and the repercussions for Iberia, particularly Castile and Portugal. They go on to reflect on the political and diplomatic implications of the Anglo-Portuguese alliance, regarded as a turning point in the establishment of national identity and myth. Finally and uniquely, the book concludes with a presentation of how the battlefield site is preserved today and how to convey the medieval site to new generations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-02-29
Mått:156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:European Medieval Battlefields
Antal sidor:130
Förlag:Arc Humanities Press
ISBN:9781641890618

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Mer om författaren

Luís Adão da Fonseca is Full Professor and Researcher in the Centre for the Study of Population, Economics and Society at Oporto University, Portugal. João Gouveia Monteiro is Full Professor at the University of Coimbra, Researcher in the Centre for the History of Society and Culture at the University of Coimbra, and Researcher in the Centre for History at the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Maria Cristina Pimenta is a Researcher in the Centre for the Study of Population, Economics and Society, University of Oporto, Portugal.

Recensioner i media

Although written by academics the text is accessible without losing scientific rigour. Both the objectives of the book and the series as stated in the introduction have certainly been achieved. Aljubarrota concurrently has a strong national importance for Portugal while it is of little significance to today’s Spain, which justifies the authors’ approach.

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsIntroduction1. Before Aljubarrota, Luís Adão da Fonseca and Maria Cristina Pimenta2. Fighting a Battle in the Middle Ages, João Gouveia Monteiro3. The Decision to Fight at Aljubarrota, João Gouveia Monteiro4. The Decisive Battle, João Gouveia Monteiro5. Casualties and the Aftermath, João Gouveia Monteiro6. Contemporary Memory and Myth-Making, Maria Cristina Pimenta7. The Legacy for Later Memories, Maria Cristina Pimenta8. The Battle of Aljubarrota Interpretation Centres, Fundação Batalha de Aljubarrota