King Alfonso VIII of Castile: Government, Family and War brings together a diverse group of scholars whose work concerns the reign of Alfonso VIII (1158–12...

King Alfonso VIII of Castile: Government, Family and War brings together a diverse group of scholars whose work concerns the reign of Alfonso VIII (1158-1215). This was a critical period in the history of the Iberian peninsula, when the conflict between the Christian north and the Moroccan empire of the Almohads was at its most intense, while the political divisions between the five Christian kingdoms reached their high-water mark. From his troubled ascension as a child to his victory at Las Navas de Tolosa near the end of his fifty-seven-year reign, Alfonso VIII and his kingdom were at the epicenter of many of the most dramatic events of the era. Contributors: Martin Alvira Cabrer, Janna Bianchini, Sam Zeno Conedera, S.J., Miguel Dolan Gómez, Carlos de Ayala Martínez, Kyle C. Lincoln, Joseph O'Callaghan, Teofi lo F. Ruiz, Miriam Shadis, Damian J. Smith, James J. Todesca

Blanche of Castile was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice during the reign of her son, Louis IX: during his minority from 1226 until 1234, and during his absence from 1248 until 1252. She was born in Palencia, Spain, in 1188, the third daughter of Alfonso VIII, King of Castile, and Eleanor of England, sister of King Richard I of England and King John of England.

Revoluciones, guerras, rendiciones, amores... A lo largo de la historia los artistas han plasmado todo tipo de hechos históricos, ¿serías capaz de reconocerlos?

Tomb of (Grandmama) Eleanor, Princess of England & (Grandpapa) Alfonso VIII, King of Castile.

Alfonso VIII, king of Castile from 1158, son of Sancho III, whom he succeeded when three years old. Before Alfonso came of age, his reign was troubled by internal strife and the intervention of the kingdom of Navarre in Castilian affairs. Throughout his reign he maintained a close alliance with the

CIUDAD RODRIGO (SALAMANCA) El castillo de Ciudad Rodrigo fue construido para defender la entrada del puente, y está situado en lo más alto de esta monumental ciudad totalmente amurallada. .........Y otros 7 castillos de distintas provincias y regiones: Todas las fotos realizadas por Manuel Zaldivar

King Alfonso VIII, King of Castile and Grand Father of St. Fernando III