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James I of Aragon  (2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was used by his father as a political tool. He was the only child of Peter II of Aragon ...

Yaqub al-Mansur ruled the Almohad Caliphate in North Africa and part of the Iberian Peninsula from 1184 until his death on 23 January 1199. ...

King Alfonso IX of León (1171 - 1230) may be noted for calling the Three Estates together to advise him—the first such gathering in Western...

Merino Ram, bred in Medieval Spain Consider the Iberian Peninsula in the early Middle Ages: the Moors controlled the southern part, and...

From a facsimile edition of the Codex [DailyMedieval is on semi-hiatus for the holidays, and I am re-cycling some older posts. Today...