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.
This book explores John of Brienne's remarkable thirteenth-century career from mid-ranking knight to king of Jerusalem and Latin emperor of Constantinople.
Guy Perry is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Leeds. His research focuses on East-West interaction in the central Middle Ages.
'Guy Perry has in this engagingly written work produced an
excellent biography of John of Brienne (Jean de Brienne), a
relatively little-known medieval figure who led one of the most
fascinating of careers and whose life encapsulates the notion of a
rags-to-riches story … Perry's work is a superb reassessment of the
extraordinary life of John of Brienne and offers an excellent point
of departure for further investigation into the affairs of the
Latin East and Latin West and where they overlap. The book contains
more than enough for those concerned with the details of John's
fascinating life, and appeals to those with wider interests in
Champagne and the Mediterranean world.' Stephen Donnachie, Royal
Studies Journal
'… a wide-ranging and immensely readable work. Perry writes well
and has a light-hearted but scholarly turn of phrase that makes
this book a pleasure to read … this study will be the fundamental
point of reference on this subject for many years to come.'
Nicholas Morton, History
'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
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