History

The Worlds of Alfonso the Learned and James the Conqueror: Intellect and Force in the Middle Ages

Paperback

Price:
$50.00/£42.00
ISBN:
Published:
Jul 14, 2014
1985
Pages:
260
Size:
7 x 10 in.

The thirteenth-century monarch Alfonso the Learned of Castile and his contemporary rival James the Conqueror, of Aragon-Catalonia, are key figures who made enduring contributions to Western civilization—although neither is well known to American students. This book explores the contrasts and convergences not only of the kings but of the scholarly-cultural with the military-commercial society.

Originally published in 1985.

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