Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Jean de Joinville

Born: 1224
Died: December 24, 1317 (aged 93)
Bio: Jean de Joinville was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. He is most famous for writing Life of St. Louis, a biography of Louis IX of France that chronicled the Seventh Crusade.
Known for:
- Chronicles of the Crusades
- The Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville
- Histoire de Saint Louis