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The Age of the Crusades

by James M. Ludlow

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  1. 1Bibliography
  2. 2II — The Principal Sources of the History of the Crusades
  3. 3III — Works on the Crusades Written From the Sources
  4. 4IV — General Histories in Which the Period of the Crusades Is Included
  5. 5Chapter I — Introductory — Outline of Study
  6. 6Chapter II — State of Society — Ignorance — Dulness of Life — Super…
  7. 7Chapter III — Chivalry — Rules — Education of Knight — Ceremonies —…
  8. 8Chapter IV — The Feudal System — General Principles — Influence on…
  9. 9Chapter V — The Impoverished Condition of Europe
  10. 10Chapter VI — The Papal Policy — Demoralization of the World and the…
  11. 11Chapter VII — The Mohammedan Menace — The Rise of Islam — Saracens…
  12. 12Chapter VIII — Pilgrimages — Origin and Growth of the Custom — Extent
  13. 13The Story of the Crusades — Chapter IX — The Summons — Peter the He…
  14. 14The First Crusade
  15. 15Chapter XI — The Crusade Under the Chieftains, Godfrey, Raymond, Bo…
  16. 16Chapter XII — The Fall of Nicæa
  17. 17Chapter XIII — Battle of Dorylæum — Tarsus — Defection of Baldwin
  18. 18Chapter XIV — Before Antioch
  19. 19Chapter XV — The Fall of Antioch
  20. 20Chapter XVI — The Holy Lance
  21. 21Chapter XVII — On to Jerusalem
  22. 22Chapter XVIII — The Capture of Jerusalem
  23. 23Chapter XIX — Godfrey, First Baron of the Holy Sepulchre — Conquest…
  24. 24Chapter XX — Baldwin I., King of Jerusalem
  25. 25Chapter XXI — King Baldwin II — King Foulque — King Baldwin III — E…
  26. 26Chapter XXII — Military Orders — Hospitallers — Templars — Teutonic…
  27. 27Chapter XXIII — Europe Between the First and Second Crusades — King…
  28. 28The Second Crusade
  29. 29Chapter XXV — Nourredin — Rise of Saladin — King Guy — Queen Sibylla
  30. 30Chapter XXVI — Battle of Tiberias — Fall of Jerusalem
  31. 31Chapter XXVII — Europe Between the Second and Third Crusades…
  32. 32The Third Crusade
  33. 33Chapter XXIX — Siege of Acre
  34. 34Chapter XXX — The Coming of Philip Augustus and Richard — Fall of Acre
  35. 35Chapter XXXI — Palestine After the Third Crusade — Henry VI — Siege…
  36. 36The Fourth Crusade
  37. 37Chapter XXXIII — The Summons to the Fourth Crusade — Contract With…
  38. 38Chapter XXXIV — The Plot for the Diversion of the Crusade — Capture…
  39. 39Chapter XXXV — On to Constantinople — Capture of Galata
  40. 40Chapter XXXVI — Constantinople Secured to Isaac and Young Alexius —…
  41. 41Chapter XXXVII — Capture of Constantinople
  42. 42Chapter XXXVIII — Founding the Latin Kingdom of Constantinople
  43. 43Chapter XXXIX — Between the Fourth and Fifth Crusades — Condition o…
  44. 44The Fifth Crusade — Chapter XL — Disaster of Marietta
  45. 45The Sixth Crusade
  46. 46Chapter XLII — Between the Sixth and Seventh Crusades — The Tartars…
  47. 47The Seventh Crusade — Chapter XLIII — St. Louis
  48. 48The Eighth Crusade — Chapter XLIV — Death of St. Louis — Fall of Acre
  49. 49Results of the Crusades — Chapter XLV — Kingship — Unity of Europe…

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