List of plates; Introduction; List of abbreviations; 1. The political and social background; 2. The old order changes, 1321–1328; 3. Emperor in waiting, 1328–1341; 4. War for the throne, 1341–1347; 5. Emperor of the Roman, 1347–1351; 6. Emperor of the Roman, 1351–1354; 7. Monk, historian and theologian, 1354–1383; 8. Character, achievements and failures; Bibliography.
Was the first biography in English of the Byzantine emperor and monk, John Cantacuzene.
"Nicol tells the story well, and it is a story worth telling..." Mark C. Bartusis, The Catholic Historical Review
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