Chronica d'el rei D. Diniz (Vol. II)

The account presents a detailed narrative of a medieval monarch's reign, portraying his character, policies, and public works while recording political and ecclesiastical affairs. It describes the promotion of learning through the foundation of a formal Studium at Coimbra and the recruitment of foreign scholars. It recounts disputes that imposed autonomy on a national branch of a military-religious order and the suppression and reconstitution of a major knightly order into a new institution. It also documents court tensions, episodes of princely disobedience, legal appeals to the papacy, and administrative measures affecting the realm.