Browsing Dr. Donald J. Kagay by Title
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Battle-seeking commanders in the later Middle Ages: Phases of Generalship in the War of the Two Pedros
(2010-09-07)Warfare during the Middle Ages frequently was of a defensive nature. It was often too costly for one region of Spain to maintain a large standing army. Warfare meant raiding your opponents’ land and crops. During the War ... -
A clash of cultures: the legal difficulties of Bernat Metge(1396-1398) in a wider social context.
(2002-05)No case in the legal annals of the later Middle Ages better exemplifies how a kingdom should and should not be run than does the trial of the Aragonese king Joan I (1387-1396). It was brought into the dock for every ... -
Disposable alliances: Aragon and Castille during the War of the two Pedros and beyond
(2010-09-14)This paper focuses on the King of Aragon (Pere III 1336-1387) and his deceptive practices as a diplomat. By tracing the diplomatic developments between Aragon and Castile during this time frame, one is struck not only ... -
Icaria: an aborted utopia on the Texas frontier
(2010-08-19)New immigrants were coming to the United States during the 1840's. Many saw America as a chance to start a new life-free of Europe's rigid class structures. Many from France decided to start a utopian colony near Dallas, ... -
Jean Loupot(1835-1904)
(2010-08-18)This article is a biography of Jean Loupot(1835-1904). He traveled from France to join a socialist community called "Le Reunion." -
Journey to Icarie and Reunion: A romance of socialism on the Texas frontier
(2010-08-19)This is an early history (1840's) of the efforts to develop utopian communities near Dallas, Texas. -
National cost of territorial defense and treason in late medieval Catalonia
(2010-09-15)This paper focuses on the Iberian state of Catalonia and its unique fiscal road to the battlefield during the fourteenth century. -
Utopian colony of La Reunion as a social mirror of frontier Texas and icon of modern Dallas
(2010-08-19)This paper is concerned with a group of immigrants from Europe and their efforts to establish a utopian colony called "La Reunion." -
War financing in the late-Medieval Crown of Aragon
(2010-09-10)Medieval sovereigns often came to the painful conclusion that money was the first requirement of warfare. This paper will investigate the realms of the Crown of Aragon during the War of the Two Pedros(1356-1366).