The Mediterranean World of Alfonso II and Peter II of Aragon (1162–1213)

ERNEST E. JENKINS is an instructor of History at the University of South Carolina Lancaster, USA, where he teaches courses in medieval, ancient, and Renaissance history; the craft of research, European civilization, the Crusades, and the Islamic Middle East. He is the author of The Interplay of Financial and Political Conflicts Connected to Toulouse during the Late Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries, Mediterranean Studies 17 (2008): 46-61.

Preface The Mediterranean Matrix of Connections for Alfonso II and Peter II Forging a Regional Community: Alfonso II and the Midi Regional Networks and Pilgrimage Spirituality Law, Spirituality, and the Practice of Ethics The Matrimonial Adventures of Peter II of Aragon and Marie of Montpellier Mediterranean Communities in Competition and Conflict Fracturing a Regional Community, Part 1: Peter II and the Genesis of the Albigensian Crusade Fracturing a Regional Community, Part 2: Peter II and the Conflicts of the Albigensian Crusade Alfonso II, Peter II, and the Tradition of Community in the Mediterranean World Bibliography