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.

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.

• 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