The Cortes of Castile-León, 1188-1350 / / Joseph F. O'Callaghan.

Like the English parliament, the French Estates, and the German imperial diet, the cortes of medieval Castile and Leon is an example of development of the parliamentary system.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2017]
©1989
Year of Publication:2017
Edition:Reprint 2016
Language:English
Series:The Middle Ages Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (270 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Origins of the Cortes, 1188–1252
  • 2. A Century of Maturity, 1252–1350
  • 3. The King and the Estates of the Realm
  • 4. The Cortes in Session
  • 5. The Cortes and the Kingly Office
  • 6. The Cortes and Foreign Affairs
  • 7. The Cortes and the Making of Laws
  • 8. The Cortes and Taxation
  • 9. The Cortes and the Government of the Realm
  • 10. The Cortes, Society, and the Economy
  • 11. A Final Assessment
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter