Bernard Hamilton (University of Nottingham)

The Leper King and His Heirs

Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1174â 85) suffered from lepromatous leprosy, the most deadly form of the disease. This book challenges the traditional negative views of his reign and shows how, despite his illness, he gave his people good military leadership and presided over a vigorous and self-confident society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9780521017473
• ISBN-10: 0521017475
• Artikelnr.: 21735558

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.