Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
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