Chronicles of the CrusadesChronicles of the Crusades
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Book, 201-
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Current format, Book, 201-, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsComposed by soldiers who fought in the holy wars, these two famous French chronicles are among the most important portrayals of both the dark and the light sides of the two-hundred-year struggle for possession of Jerusalem. The first trustworthy and fully informed history of the crusades, Villehardouin's Conquest of Constantinople describes the era of the fourth crusade between 1199 and 1207, during which a planned battle with Muslim forces ironically culminated in war against Eastern Christians that let to the sacking of Constantinople. The life of Saint Louis was inspired by Joinville's close attachment to the pious King Louis, and focuses on the years between 1226 and 1270. It provides a powerful, personal insight into the brutal battles and the fascinating travels of one nobleman, fighting in the six and seventh crusades.
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- Richard, of Devizes, ca. 1150-ca. 1200
- EnglishVillehardouin, Geoffroi de, d. ca. 1212
- EnglishJoinville, Jean, sire de, 1224?-1317?
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- London, England ; New York : Penguin Books, [201-], c1963.
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