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	Pilgrimage 4.03 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Queen's Companion (Pilgrimage #2) 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Father’s Daughter: Gender, Power, and Religion in the Early Spanish Kingdoms 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conflict and Coexistence: Archbishop Rodrigo and the Muslims and Jews of Medieval Spain 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Reconquista: New Directions in the History of Medieval Iberia (711-1085) by Simon Barton (Editor), Robert Portass (Contributor), Julio Escalona 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlemagne and his Legend in Early Spanish Literature and Historiography (Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures, 6) by Matthew Bailey (Contributor), Ryan D. Giles (Editor), Aníbal Biglieri (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Relations of Power: Women's Networks in the Middle Ages (Studien Zu Macht Und Herrschaft, 5) by Emma O Berat (Editor), Rebecca Hardie (Editor), Irina Dumitrescu (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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