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A History of Aragon

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A History of Aragon Discover the extraordinary story of the tiny Pyrenean county that became one of the most powerful forces in medieval Europe. **A History of Aragon** takes you on a sweeping journey from the rugged mountain valleys north of the Ebro to the sun-drenched shores of Sicily and Naples — revealing how a modest frontier territory grew into a Mediterranean empire whose merchant fleets dominated the sea, whose armies toppled kings, and whose innovative institutions still shape debates over autonomy and federation today.

Spanning two millennia, this richly narrative book chronicles every era of Aragon's remarkable history: the Christian heroes who carved a kingdom from the chaos of post-Roman Hispania, the legendary warrior-king James I who conquered Valencia and the Balearics, the cunning dynastic marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella that unified Spain, the defiant sieges of Zaragoza against Napoleon's armies, the devastation of the Civil War, and the long, resilient fight for identity and self-governance in the modern age. With vivid storytelling and deep scholarship, it is the definitive account of a region whose influence far exceeded its size — and whose story is essential to understanding Spain itself.

Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 The Origins of Aragon: From Roman Hispania to Early Medieval Kingdoms
  • Chapter 2 The Birth of the Kingdom of Aragon in the 11th Century
  • Chapter 3 Ramon Berenguer IV and the Union with Catalonia
  • Chapter 4 James I the Conqueror: Expansion into Valencia and the Balearics
  • Chapter 5 Peter III and the Sicilian Vespers: Aragonese Mediterranean Power
  • Chapter 6 The Crown of Aragon: Institutions and Governance in the 13th‑14th Centuries
  • Chapter 7 The War of the Two Peters and the Crisis of the Mid‑14th Century
  • Chapter 8 The TrastĂĄmara Dynasty: From Ferdinand I to Alfonso V
  • Chapter 9 Alfonso V the Magnanimous: Naples, Sicily, and Aragonese Influence
  • Chapter 10 The Reign of John II: Civil War and the Catalan Conflict
  • Chapter 11 Ferdinand II of Aragon and the Marriage Alliance with Isabella I of Castile
  • Chapter 12 The Spanish Inquisition and Religious Uniformity in Aragon
  • Chapter 13 Charles V and the Integration of Aragon into the Habsburg Empire
  • Chapter 14 Philip II’s Rule: Aragonese Privileges and Royal Authority
  • Chapter 15 The Thirty Years’ War and the Decline of Aragonese Influence
  • Chapter 16 The War of the Spanish Succession: Aragon’s Position and the Nueva Planta Decrees
  • Chapter 17 Bourbon Reforms in the 18th Century: Centralization and Economic Change
  • Chapter 18 The Peninsular War: Aragon’s Guerrilla Resistance and the Siege of Zaragoza
  • Chapter 19 Liberal Triennium and the Carlist Wars: Aragon in 19th‑Century Spain
  • Chapter 20 The Restoration Era: Alfonso XII, Alfonso XIII, and Regional Politics
  • Chapter 21 The Second Republic: Agrarian Reform, Autonomy Movements, and Social Conflict
  • Chapter 22 The Spanish Civil War: Aragon as a Republican Stronghold and the Battle of the Ebro
  • Chapter 23 Francoist Aragon: Repression, Economic Development, and Cultural Suppression
  • Chapter 24 The Transition to Democracy: Adolfo SuĂĄrez, the 1978 Constitution, and Aragonese Autonomy
  • Chapter 25 Contemporary Aragon: Economy, Identity, and the Challenges of the 21st Century
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Author:

Donna Stewart

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Nonfiction

Date Published:

June 16, 2026

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