The Lara family: crown and nobility in medieval Spain
Year: 2002
Type: book-review
Abstract: Selected chapters from Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM). This monograph offers a reinterpretation of the relationship between the monarchy and the nobility in medieval Castile through a study of the Lara family. It demonstrates the transformation of the foundations of aristocratic power between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries and reassesses the role of the nobility in the construction of royal authority. ..... Monografía que ofrece una reinterpretación de las relaciones entre la monarquía y la nobleza en la Castilla medieval a partir del estudio del linaje de los Lara. Demuestra la transformación de las bases del poder aristocrático entre los siglos XI y XIV y replantea el papel de la nobleza en la construcción del poder regio.
Source: Choice Reviews Online
Author: Doubleday, Simon
Institution: Hofstra University
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W648443477