Charles I of Anjou
Download or Read eBook Charles I of Anjou PDF written by Jean Dunbabin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jean Dunbabin |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2014-07-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317890782 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317890787 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Charles I of Anjou by : Jean Dunbabin
Book excerpt: Charles I of Anjou (1225-85), brother of St Louis, was one of the most controversial figures of thirteenth-century Europe. A royal adventurer, who carved out a huge Mediterranean power block, as ruler of Provence, Jerusalem and the kingdom of Naples as well as Anjou, he changed for good the political configuration of the Mediterranean world - even though his ambitions were fatally undermined by the revolt of the Sicilian Vespers. Jean Dunbabin's study - the first in English for 40 years - reassesses Charles's extraordinary career, his pivotal role in the crusades and in military reform, trading, diplomacy, learning and the arts, and finds a more remarkable figure than the ruthless thug of conventional historiography.
