El precio de ser itinerante. Viajes, acompañamiento y espacios cortesanos de la reina Leonor de Sicilia (r. 1349-1375)
This article is an attempt to detail which logistical, economic and human implications had the itinerancy of the medieval monarchy. For this reason, the paper focuses on the characteristics of the itinerancy of Eleanor of Sicily, third wife of Pedro the Ceremonious and queen of the Crown of Aragon between 1349 and 1375. Through the analysis of her documentation, from chancery and treasury resources, it has been possible to establish an itinerary of the queen for three years, from 1354 to 1357. The analysis of this itinerary allows us to see the confluence of the royal couple entourages and the consequences of the beginning of the Dos Pedros war. At the same time, the paper focuses on the pe…
Measuring economic inequality in Southern Europe: the Iberian Peninsula in the 14th-17th centuries
This work explores the inequality of wealth in Spain during the late Middle Ages from six cities located in the kingdoms of Castile (Seville) and the Crown of Aragon (Barcelona, Valencia, Mallorca, Castelló and Valls), through tax sources that inform about the wealth of each taxpayer. These records provide very precise data on the wealth distribution that allow us to study inequality in an aggregate manner for the same city and, at the same time, perform sectoral analyses according to gender, different socio-professio¬nal groups and urban districts.
Prácticas devocionales y espacios litúrgicos de Sibila de Fortià, reina de la Corona de Aragón (r. 1377–1387)
Sibila de Fortia se convirtio en esposa del rey Pedro el Ceremonioso y reina de Aragon en unas circunstancias inusuales que supusieron una crisis de legitimidad desde los albores de su reinado. En el presente articulo, se analiza como la reina Sibila, para compensar las debilidades de su pasado y fortalecer su imagen como meritoria ostentadora de la dignidad regia, desarrollo en los primeros anos de su reinado una estrategia de afirmacion personal basada en la demostracion, promocion y proteccion de la religiosidad en la Corona de Aragon en momentos tan significativos como el Cisma de Occidente.