Western Mediterranean Kingdoms

David Abulafia is Professor of Mediterranean History at Cambridge University.

• Part One: Thirteenth Century Challenges:1. The Origins of the Sicilian Kingdom. 2. The Emergence of Aragon-Catalonia. 3.The Rise and Fall of Charles of Anjou. 4. Politics and Religion in the Era of Ramon Llull. Part Two: Fourteenth Century Crises5. The Mediterranean in the Age of James II of Aragon. 6. Robert the Wise of Naples 1309-43. 7. Sicily and Southern Italy in the Age of Disorder. 8. The End of the House of Barcelona. Part Three: Fifteenth Century Victories9. Alfonso the Magnanimous and the Fall of the House of Anjou. 10. Aragon in Italy and Spain 1458-94. 11. The French Invasion of Italy 1494-95. General Conclusion. Further Reading. Index.