Abstract
The sights, sounds, and smells of the piazza in Assisi, the cloth fairs in Champagne, the prison in Perugia, the papal court at the Lateran palace, and the battlefields of Damietta come alive in Adrian House's new book, Francis of Assisi: A Revolutionary Life. Political intrigues, conflicts, and personalities that defined the context of Francis's life are presented for the non-specialist in lucid and dynamic format. House highlights Francis's interaction in all of these situations, and this is indeed a unique contribution not found in other lives of Francis. His description of the military movements and strategy of the Fifth Crusade at Damietta is the best this reviewer has read.
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