John of Brienne: King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, C.1175-1237

ISBN-13: 9781316620298 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 236 str.

Guy Perry

Opis

This book explores John of Brienne's remarkable thirteenth-century career from mid-ranking knight to king of Jerusalem and Latin emperor of Constantinople.

Recenzje

'So unlikely, so varied and highly coloured can John of Brienne's career appear to us that the relative lack of attention it has received from historians is all the more surprising. Guy Perry's assured and very readable new study of John is the first full-length treatment of his career since 1938. Since then, of course, crusading historiography has changed almost out of recognition, and Perry's John of Brienne is a very different and more nuanced figure.' Crusades

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Origins and half a life; 2. Ruling from Acre and Tyre; 3. The Fifth Crusade; 4. A decade in the West; 5. Imperium; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography.