HIST-281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Iberian Peninsula, Dhimmi, Military Elite
3 Nov 2020
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Geoffrey of anjou, the normans" traditional enemy, however, upset things again. Stephen won, but the struggle lasted throughout his reign. By 1154 the imperfect nature of england"s feudal system and the shortcomings of its embryonic centralized administration were abundantly clear: spain also underwent a radical transformation in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. This is hardly surprising since the iberian peninsula was the site of the greatest, longest, and most continuous interaction between muslims, christians, and jews. The arab conquest of 711 had been the last of the great muslim victories, and it had brought under their control a site ideally suited to the culture they imported. With these innovations, the land bloomed as never before. With the sudden influx of capital and cheap labor, muslim spain called "al-"andalus began a rapid ascent as one of the western world"s wealthiest and most cosmopolitan realms.
