{"product_id":"alfonso-x-the-dream-of-empire-and-rewriting-history-in-the-iestoria-de-espannai-9781855664012","title":"Alfonso X the Dream of Empire and ReWriting History in the IEstoria de EspannaI","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy did Alfonso X of Castile-Leon-Galicia relentlessly pursue his claims to the imperial thrones of the Holy Roman Empire and the Iberian 'empire', despite the high costs and probability of failure? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWINNER: 2021-22 AHGBI-Spanish Embassy Publication Prize\u003c\/i\u003eThis book examines how the concept of \u003ci\u003eimperium\u003c\/i\u003e shapes the structure and ideology of the \u003ci\u003eEstoria de España\u003c\/i\u003e, the first major history of Spain in the vernacular, written under Alfonso's patronage. Through a detailed analysis of its Roman section, it explores how Alfonso's \u003ci\u003escriptorium\u003c\/i\u003e translated, adapted, and expanded sources to bolster his imperial claim. More than a chronicle, the \u003ci\u003eEstoria\u003c\/i\u003e served as propaganda, reinforcing Alfonso's legitimacy by challenging papal authority in imperial elections and appealing to both the Castilian-Leonese nobility-whose financial support was crucial-and other Iberian monarchs.  Alfonso's imperial vision drew not only on the \u003ci\u003eImperium Hispanicum\u003c\/i\u003e of his father, Fernando III, but also on his Staufen lineage through his mother, Beatriz of Swabia, whose ties to the Holy Roman Empire likely influenced the historiographical models of the \u003ci\u003eEstoria\u003c\/i\u003e. By blending Iberian and European traditions, Alfonso positioned Castile as heir to both the Roman and Hohenstaufen legacies, setting a new standard for Iberian historiography that endured for centuries.","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191413760343,"sku":"9781855664012","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alfonso-x-the-dream-of-empire-and-rewriting-history-in-the-iestoria-de-espannai-9781855664012","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}