1st Edition
Leonor of England The Plantagenet Queen of Castile
List of illustrations
Foreword
Chronology
1. A Queen in the Shadows
2. The Childhood of a Princess from Bordeaux to Burgos
3. Gascony: The Enigmatic Dowry of the Consort
4. The Dower and Resources of the Queen
5. The Cult of the Archbishop Martyr of England
6. A Monastery and Hospital for the Royal City
7. The Promotion of Culture in Castile
8. Wife, Mother and Diplomat
9. Saint Leonor? Fame and Posterity
10. Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Biography
José Manuel Cerda Costabal is an Associate Professor of Medieval History and the Director of the Humanities Lab at San Sebastián University in Chile. He is the founder and was director of the Centre for Medieval Studies at Gabriela Mistral University. A historian of medieval monarchy, royal institutions and queenship, he has published on assemblies and parliamentary origins in England and the Spanish kingdoms, the reign of Henry II and his daughter Leonor of England, queen consort of Castile. He is a royal history specialist commentator for NBCU Universal Telemundo Channel.
