The Making of a Court Society: Kings and Nobles in Late Medieval Portugal

by Rita Costa Gomes

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052103695X
• ISBN13: 9780521036955
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"