ABBREVIATIONS  xi
 

PREFACE   xv
 

CHRONOLOGY CHART: The Thirteenth Century       xxi
 

1. Castle of Intellect, Castle of Force: The Worlds of Alfonso the Learned and James the Conqueror
    ROBERT I. BURNS, S.J.       3
 

2. Prelude to Power: Kingship and Constitution in the Realms of Aragon, 1175-1250
    THOMAS N. BISSON           23
 

3. Paths to Ruin: The Economic and Financial Policies of Alfonso the Learned
    JOSEPH F. O'CALLAGHAN       41
 

4. Patronage and Piety: Catalan Letters from Llull to March
JILL R. WEBSTER        68
 

5. Two Warrior-Kings and Their Municipal Militias: The Townsman-Soldier in Law and Life
    JAMES F. POWERS       95
 

6. James the Conqueror: Montpellier and Southern France
    ARCHIBALD R. LEWIS      130
 

7. Law and Politics: Alfonso's Program of Political Reform
    ROBERT A. MACDONALD        150
 

8. Epilogue: Apotheosis
    ROBERT I. BURNS, S.J.     203
 

APPENDIX: Genealogical Tables, Alfonso X and James I        211
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAY   217
 

CONTRIBUTORS   221
 
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