What role did the Middle Ages play in the construction of Portuguese national identity in the modern age? Which medieval ideas, themes, objects, buildings, events, and figures contributed to this process? How did Portuguese intellectuals, artists, and politicians from the late-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century narrate, rework, and commemorate them? These are some of the questions that this book addresses. By examining historiography, heritage intervention, and historical commemorations, it demonstrates the ways in which certain views about the Portuguese Middle Ages were constructed, propagated, and used to serve different political agendas.

About the Author

Pedro Martins, Ph.D., Nova University Lisbon and University of Lucerne, is an integrated researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities / IN2PAST ― Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability, and Territory.

Book Details

Title: Representing the Middle Ages in Modern Portugal (1890–1947): Historiography, Heritage, and Commemoration

Author: Pedro Martins

Publisher: Brill 

Publication Date: December 18, 2025

Language: English

Hardcover‏: ‎336 pp

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