Bernard Hamilton

The Leper King and His Heirs

Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A vivid revisionary account of the reign of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 642g
• ISBN-13: 9780521641876
• ISBN-10: 052164187X
• Artikelnr.: 21788706

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
1. The sources for Baldwin IV's reign
2. Baldwin's childhood
3. The kingdom
4. The international status of the kingdom
5. The king's minority
6. Western aid: William of Montferrat and Philip of Flanders
7. The victor of mont Gisard
8. Prince Reynald's initiative
9. The dying king
10. The heirs of the leper king
Epilogue
Appendix by Piers Mitchell: an evaluation of the leprosy of king Baldwin IV of Jerusalem in the context of the medieval world
Bibliography.