Constructing Kingship
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780719090974
Subjects: Louis ix, king of france, 1214-1270; Crusades; France, kings and rulers
Description: This volume examines the relationship between the Capetian monarchs of France and the Crusades, and considers the challenge to political authority that confronted them following their failure to join the early Crusades, and their less-than-impressive involvement in later ones.