Cecilia DEVIA

The late medieval Castilian nobility and the king: building and redistribution of power

La nobleza castellana bajomedieval y el rey: construcción y redistribución del poder

Published in Aristocracy and nobility in the Ancient and Medieval World

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It discusses the relationships between the nobility and the king in the Chronicle of King Don Pedro by Pero Lopez de Ayala, in light of the model reproductive strategies of the dynastic State developed by Pierre Bourdieu. Emphasis is placed on the rational use of violence that govern the conduct of both the king and the nobles, especially in construction and redistribution of power.