Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages
A Definition, with Remarks and Evidence--An Inquiry into the Origin of Chivalry--Various Opinions on the Subject--Reasons for doubting the great Antiquity of Chivalry, properly so called--The State of Society which preceded it, and of that which gave it Birth--Its Origin and e...
_Fate of the Orders of the Temple and St. John--The Templars abandon all Hopes of recovering Jerusalem--Mingle in European Politics--Offend Philip the Fair--Are persecuted--Char...
22. CHAPTER VII._The Host of the Crusade invests Antioch--Description of that City-- Difficulties and Errors of the Crusaders--Improvidence--Famine--Spies-- Desertions--Embassy from the Calif o...
21. CHAPTER VI._Germ of After-misfortunes already springing up in the Crusade--Siege of Nice--First Engagement with the Turks--Siege continued--The Lake occupied--Surrender of Nice to the Emis...
29. CHAPTER XIV._Divisions among the Moslems--Among the Christians--Crusade of Children--Innocent III. declares he will lead a new Crusade to Syria--The King of Hungary takes the Cross--Arrives...
27. CHAPTER XII._The News of the Fate of Palestine reaches Europe--The Archbishop of Tyre comes to seek for Aid--Assistance granted by William the Good, of Sicily--Death of Urban, from Grief at...
24. CHAPTER IX._Election of a King--Godfrey of Bouillon--Sketch of the History of Jerusalem--Death of the chief Crusaders--New Bodies of Crusaders set out from Europe--Their Destruction in Asi...
17. CHAPTER II.Although the customs which I am about to detail at once grew gradually up under the various circumstances of different centuries, and were for the most part unknown to the infan...
28. CHAPTER XIII._Death of Saladin--Disunion among his Successors--Celestine III. preaches a new Crusade--Henry of Germany takes the Cross--Abandons his Purpose--Crusaders proceed without him--S...
25. CHAPTER X._Consequences of the Loss of Edessa--The State of France unfavourable to a new Crusade--View of the Progress of Society--Causes and Character of the Second Crusade--St. Bernard-...
18. CHAPTER III._The Progress of Chivalry in Europe--Exploits--That some great Enterprise was necessary to give Chivalry an extensive and permanent Effect--That Enterprise presented itself in t...
20. CHAPTER V._The Chivalry of Europe takes the Field--The Leaders--Godfrey of Bouillon--Conducts his Army towards Constantinople--Hugh the Great--Leads his Army through Italy--Embarks for Du...
26. CHAPTER XI._Progress of Society--The Rise of Poetry in Modern Europe--Troubadours-- Trouveres--Various Poetical Compositions--Effect of Poetry upon Chivalry-- Effect of the Crusades on Soc...
19. CHAPTER IV._The Effects of the Council of Clermont--State of France--Motives of the People for embracing the Crusade--Benefits produced--The Enthusiasm general--Rapid Progress--The First B...
16. CHAPTER I._A Definition, with Remarks and Evidence--An Inquiry into the Origin of Chivalry--Various Opinions on the Subject--Reasons for doubting the great Antiquity of Chivalry properly...
23. CHAPTER VIII._Pestilence in Antioch--Death of the Bishop of Puy--The Chiefs separate--Siege of Marrah--Cannibalism--Disputes between the Count of Toulouse and Boemond--The Count marches towa...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Divisions among the Moslems--Among the Christians--Crusade of Children--Innocent III. declares he will lead a new Crusade to Syria--The King of Hungary takes the Cross--Arrives...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Death of Saladin--Disunion among his Successors--Celestine III. preaches a new Crusade--Henry of Germany takes the Cross--Abandons his Purpose--Crusaders proceed without him-- S...
12. CHAPTER XII.The News of the Fate of Palestine reaches Europe--The Archbishop of Tyre comes to seek for Aid--Assistance granted by William the Good, of Sicily--Death of Urban, from Grief at...
11. CHAPTER XI.Progress of Society--The Rise of Poetry in modern Europe-- Troubadours--Trouveres--Various Poetical Compositions--Effect of Poetry upon Chivalry--Effect of the Crusades on Socie...
10. CHAPTER X.Consequences of the Loss of Edessa--The State of France unfavourable to a new Crusade--View of the Progress of Society--Causes and Character of the Second Crusade--St. Bernard--...
15. CHAPTER XV.Fate of the Orders of the Temple and St. John--The Templars abandon all Hopes of recovering Jerusalem--Mingle in European Politics--Offend Philip the Fair--Are persecuted--Charg...
7. CHAPTER VII.The Host of the Crusade invests Antioch--Description of that City--Difficulties and Errors of the Crusaders-- Improvidence--Famine--Spies--Desertions--Embassy from the Calif of...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Pestilence in Antioch--Death of the Bishop of Puy--The Chiefs separate--Siege of Marrah--Cannibalism--Disputes between the Count of Toulouse and Boemond--The Count marches towar...
4. CHAPTER IV.The Effects of the Council of Clermont--State of France-- Motives of the People for embracing the Crusade--Benefits produced--The Enthusiasm general--Rapid Progress--The first B...
5. CHAPTER V.The Chivalry of Europe takes the Field--The Leaders--Godfrey of Bouillon--Conducts his Army towards Constantinople--Hugh the Great--Leads his Army through Italy--Embarks for Dur...
9. CHAPTER IX.Election of a King--Godfrey of Bouillon--Sketch of the History of Jerusalem--Death of the chief Crusaders--New Bodies of Crusaders set out from Europe--Their Destruction in Asia...
6. CHAPTER VI.Germ of After-misfortunes already springing up in the Crusade--Siege of Nice--First Engagement with the Turks-- Siege continued--The Lake occupied--Surrender of Nice to the Emis...
1. CHAPTER I.A Definition, with Remarks and Evidence--An Inquiry into the Origin of Chivalry--Various Opinions on the Subject--Reasons for doubting the great Antiquity of Chivalry, properly...
3. CHAPTER III.The Progress of Chivalry in Europe--Exploits--That some great Enterprise was necessary to give Chivalry an extensive and permanent Effect--That Enterprise presented itself in th...
2. CHAPTER II.