History of Medieval Portugal
Objectives
a) To provide students with a global vision of the period between the 9th and 15th centuries, paying attention to the geochronological, socioeconomic, political and cultural variants of the period and the inevitable articulation between specific structures, conjunctures and contexts.
b) To provide theoretical knowledge that enables an understanding of the process of affirmation and structuring of medieval Portugal, in the context of the peninsula and the rest of the medieval West.
c) Understand how cultural and religious currents influenced political and social events during this phase.
d) Explain the economic and social organisation of ‘Portugal’ from the 9th to the 15th centuries and its consequences for the way powers were articulated and structured.
e) To understand in a contextualised way the dynamics of the assertion of royal power, the consolidation of its sovereignty and territorial expansion.
f) Familiarise students with Portuguese medieval sources.
General characterization
Code
01110132
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Maria João Violante Branco
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
- BRANCO, M. J. (2015) - “Antes da Independência de Portugal”. In Portugal e Espanha, Amores e Desamores. Lisboa: C. Leitores, pp. 11-102
- GARCÍA DE CORTAZAR, J. A. (1988) - La época Medieval. Madrid: Alianza.
- MATTOSO, J. dir. (1992-1993) - História de Portugal. V. I – Antes de Portugal; v. II – A Monarquia Feudal. Lisboa: C. Leitores.
- MATTOSO, J (2015) – Identificação de um País, ensaio sobre as origens de Portugal 1096-1325. Lisboa: Temas e Debates.
- MONTEIRO, J. G. ; RESENDE, A. (2023) - Portugal Medieval: do Condado ao Império (1096-1495). Lisboa : Tribuna da História.
- PICARD, C. (2000) – Le Portugal Musulman (VIII- XIII siècles). Paris: Maisonneuve & Larouse.
- RAMOS, Rui, dir. (2012) - História de Portugal. Lisboa: Esfera dos Livros.
- SERRÃO, J.; MARQUES, A. H. de O., dir. (1993, 1996, 1997). Nova História de Portugal. V. II - Portugal, das Invasões Germânicas à “Reconquista”; v. III- Portugal em Definição de Fronteiras; v. IV – Portugal na Crise dos Sécs. XIV e XV. Lisboa: Presença
Teaching method
Theoretical lectures and practical classes, in which the combination of lectures and debate on primary sources and recent articles may develop in the students not only the necessary basic knowledge, but also a specific competence in debating and updating their perspectives on the construction of the History of Portugal and its sources. The aim is to stimulate a critical and contextualised approach to sources, using them as a support and starting point for analysing different historical contexts, combining them with proposed readings that allow students to delve deeper.
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment - The students' assessment will be done in 3 moments: review of a historiographical text (25%); oral presentation with power point (25%); written test (50%).(100%)
Subject matter
The medieval construction of Portugal.
A) Introduction. The territory and sources for the study of the Middle Ages. The distant past: from Roman Hispania to Suevi and Visigothic rule.
B) The affirmation of the kingdom of Portugal in the long period of the Reconquista (1096-1325)
B.1. Background (711-1089)
B.2 War and diplomacy: political events.
B.3 Contexts.
B.4 From the protagonism of war to state-building.
B.5. The dominance of the countryside and the slow emergence of the urban world.
B.6 Frames: culture, society, religious life.
C) Consolidations and ruptures (1325-1495)
C.1 War and diplomacy: political events.
C.2 Contexts: a kingdom in times of crisis.
C.3. A new dynasty, a changing world: economy, society, culture, religion.