Building Legitimacy: Political Discourses and Forms of Legitimation in Medieval Societies : Political Discourses and Forms of Legitimacy in Medieval Societies

This volume provides relevant insights into medieval political legitimation, and its impact on political competition and notions of power. With a main focus on medieval Castile, the political discourses purporting to legitimate practices of power are discussed, both as pieces of textual material and in their wider historical context.