Events from 1270

Edward joins Eighth Crusade - future Edward I seeks glory in Holy Land while father grows senile

St. Bonaventure and St. Thomas both defending truth from different angles - Bonaventure: 'Christ is the medium or center of all sciences' - Both affirm reason reaches God

Philip III the Bold becomes king - succeeds sainted father, weak king dominated by favorites

Louis IX departs on Eighth Crusade - ill-advised expedition to Tunis, hoping to convert Emir

Death of Saint Louis at Tunis - dies of dysentery outside Tunis, Philip III succeeds, later canonized