The Crusader Kingdom of Valencia: Reconstruction on a Thirteenth-Century Frontier, Volume 1

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The collapse of the Moslem kingdom of Valencia in the second quarter of the thirteenth century marked a major step in the Christian reconquest of Spain. Within half a century, the vast, hostile land the crusaders had won was consolidated into a secure Christian kingdom. Throughout this reconstruction the church of Valencia was everywhere in the forefront. In this comprehensive history, Robert Ignatius Burns examines the Valencian church and its secular role during the period and relates the dramatic, turbulent, sometimes tragic story of the advance of the medieval frontier.