Louis IX and the Challenge of the Crusade
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Louis IX and the Challenge of the Crusade

A Study in Rulership

  1. 310 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Louis IX and the Challenge of the Crusade

A Study in Rulership

About this book

Louis IX has long been known both as a saintly crusader and as the founder of effective royal administration in France. But, in spite of a vast amount of research, the details of what happened under his rule and why it happened have been little understood. Synthesizing this research from a thematic perspective, William Chester Jordan integrates the various facets of the king's reign from 1226 to 1270 to show how the monarch's reforms were inextricably connected with his crusades.

Originally published in 1979.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Tables and Figure
  4. List of Maps
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Preface
  7. Abbreviations and Short Titles
  8. 1. Swearing the Vow
  9. 2. Barons and Princes: The Search for Peace and Allies
  10. 3. Governmental Reform
  11. 4. War Finance: Men, Materiel, and Money
  12. 5. The Regency
  13. 6. The New Spirit of Reform
  14. 7. The Most Christian King
  15. 8. Conclusion: A New Crusade
  16. Appendix 1. Baillis, Sénéchaux, and PrévÎts of Paris
  17. Appendix 2. Mendicant Foundations Under Louis IX
  18. Appendix 3. The EnquĂȘtes: Petitioners and Decisions
  19. Appendix 4. The EnquĂȘte of SalvanĂšs
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index