| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
The Middle Ages Series |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
In English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Jan. 23, 2017) |
| Subject |
Castilla y León (Spain). Cortes -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Castilla y León (Spain). Cortes fast |
| Subject |
Representative government and representation -- Spain -- Castilla y León -- History
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Constitutional history, Medieval.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Constitutional history, Medieval
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Politics and government
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Representative government and representation
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| SUBJECT |
Castilla y León (Spain) -- Politics and government
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| Subject |
Spain -- Castilla y León
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781512819571 |
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1512819573 |
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