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The Making of a Court Society: Kings and Nobles in Late Medieval Portugal
Rita Costa Gomes
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Description for The Making of a Court Society: Kings and Nobles in Late Medieval Portugal
Paperback. An analysis of the Portuguese royal court in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, first published in 2003. Translator(s): Aiken, Alison. Num Pages: 516 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
This 2003 book is an important full-length study of the Portuguese royal court in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It describes the fundamental importance of the court in defining the social position of kings, and shows how kings and nobles redefined one another, despite many celebrated political rivalries within the broader Iberian context. The book contains a detailed comparative analysis of the way royal courts were organized, and of the status, professional and gender groups inside the Portuguese court. The characteristics of the court society as a whole, however, were rooted mostly in the dynamics of hierarchy and interdependence - ... Read more
This 2003 book is an important full-length study of the Portuguese royal court in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It describes the fundamental importance of the court in defining the social position of kings, and shows how kings and nobles redefined one another, despite many celebrated political rivalries within the broader Iberian context. The book contains a detailed comparative analysis of the way royal courts were organized, and of the status, professional and gender groups inside the Portuguese court. The characteristics of the court society as a whole, however, were rooted mostly in the dynamics of hierarchy and interdependence - ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Number of Pages
516
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521036955
SKU
V9780521036955
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About Rita Costa Gomes
Rita Costa Gomes is Professor of History at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.
Reviews for The Making of a Court Society: Kings and Nobles in Late Medieval Portugal
'The Making of a Court Society is of great importance to scholars of the political culture of medieval and early modern Europe. [The book] is impressive in terms of its scope of research and the depth of examination of both documentary and narrative sources. … a profound academic work and one which has much to offer scholars of royal courts.' ... Read more