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Book: ‘The Aljubarrota Battle’ by Luís Adão da Fonseca – Editor’s Note

This book presents, for the first time in English, an overview of the decisive Battle of Aljubarrota (August 14, 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.

Editorial Review

“Although written by academics the text is accessible without losing scientific rigour. Both the objectives of the book and the series as stated in the introduction have certainly been achieved. Aljubarrota concurrently has a strong national importance for Portugal while it is of little significance to today’s Spain, which justifies the authors’ approach” – Carlos Afonso, International Journal of Military History and Historiography.

About the Author & Editors

 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 (editor) is a Full Professor at the University of Coimbra, a Researcher at the Centre for the History of Society and Culture at the University of Coimbra, and a Researcher at the Centre for History at the University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Maria Cristina Pimenta (editor) is a Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Population, Economics and Society, University of Oporto, Portugal. This book frames the crucial 1385

Book Details

  • Title: The Aljubarrota Battle and Its Contemporary Heritage
  • Author: Luís Adão da Fonseca 
  • Editors: João G. Monteiro & Maria Cristina Pimenta
  • Publisher‏: Arc Humanities Press
  • Date of Publication: February 29, 2020 (Illustrated)
  • Category: European Medieval Battlefields
  • Language‏: English
  • Hardcover: 130pp

 

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