Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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