{"product_id":"chronicles-of-the-crusades-by-joinville-and-villehardouin-9780140449983","title":"Chronicles of the Crusades","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new edition of these two French accounts written by soldiers who took part in the Crusades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Conquest of Constantinople\u003c\/i\u003e by Geoffrey of Villehardouin and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Saint Louis\u003c\/i\u003e by John of Joinville are eye-witness accounts of going to war in the service of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first years of the thirteenth century, Villehardouin served as an envoy in the Fourth Crusade, at the very heart of a campaign that veered from its aim of conquering Muslim Egypt to the sacking of Greek Orthodox Constantinople.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHalf a century later, Joinville accompanied the French king, Louis IX, on crusade to Egypt and the Near East. \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicles of the Crusades\u003c\/i\u003e are invaluable first-hand narratives of these campaigns and provide vivid insights into the characters and beliefs of the crusaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338493972716,"sku":"9780140449983","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27387603482237.jpg?v=1743732819","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/chronicles-of-the-crusades-by-joinville-and-villehardouin-9780140449983","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}