The crown, the court and the Casa da Índia : : political centralization in Portugal, 1479-1521 / / by Susannah Humble Ferreira.

In The Crown, the Court and the Casa da Índia , Susannah Humble Ferreira examines the social and political context that gave rise to the Portuguese Overseas Empire during the reigns of João II (1481-95) and Manuel I (1495-1521). In particular the book elucidates the role of the Portuguese royal hous...

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Superior document:Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, Volume 60
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015.
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; Volume 60.
Physical Description:1 online resource (197 pages) :; color illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Susannah Humble Ferreira
  • Introduction / Susannah Humble Ferreira
  • Spin Doctors of the Crown: The Chroniclers and Their Contexts / Susannah Humble Ferreira
  • From Royal Household to Royal Court: Patronage as a Political Strategy / Susannah Humble Ferreira
  • Inquiry and Reform / Susannah Humble Ferreira
  • Alms for the King / Susannah Humble Ferreira
  • The Crown and Its Castles / Susannah Humble Ferreira
  • Conclusion / Susannah Humble Ferreira
  • Bibliography / Susannah Humble Ferreira
  • Index / Susannah Humble Ferreira.