The Aljubarrota Battle and Its Contemporary Heritage
Luís Adão da Fonseca
João Gouveia Monteiro
Maria Cristina Pimenta
9781641890618
130 pages
Amsterdam University Press
Overview
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.
Author Bio
Luís Adão da Fonseca
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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
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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
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Maria Cristina Pimenta is a Researcher in the Centre for the Study of Population, Economics and Society, University of Oporto, Portugal.
