Category: History - European
Early pilgrimages to the Holy Land—Veneration for the Holy Sepulchre—Palestine visited by the early Christians —Jerusalem their peaceful asylum—Profaned by Fire Worshippers—Recaptured by Heraclius—Spread of the religion of Mahomet—Worship of the Magi annihilated by Mohammedani...
WHILST the crusade was being preached in Europe, Saladin was following up the course of his victories. The battle of Tiberias and the taking of Jerusalem had created so general...
12. BOOK IV.MORE than six months had passed away since the taking of Antioch, and several of the leaders of the crusade still thought nothing of commencing their march to Jerusalem. As soon...
15. BOOK VII.WE cannot help being convinced, whilst reading this history, that the religion of Mahomet, thoroughly warlike as it is in principle, does not endue its disciples with that obsti...
13. BOOK V.I HAVE related the disasters, the labours, and the conquests of the first Crusaders; I now direct my attention to the kingdom which was founded by their victories, the perils of...
10. BOOK II.THE number of Christians who had taken the cross in the greater part of the countries of Europe were quite sufficient to form many large armies. As these armies might exhaust th...
11. BOOK III.THE great army of the Crusaders had traversed the states of the sultan of Nice and Iconium; throughout its passage the mosques were given up to the flames or converted into chur...
9. BOOK I.FROM the earliest ages of the Church, a custom had been practised of making pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Judea, full of religious remembrances, was still the promised land of t...
14. BOOK VI.THE Christian colonies, threatened by the Mussulmans, called upon the princes of Europe to assist them. The bishop of Gaballa in Syria, accompanied by a great number of priests...
17. vii. It cannot be doubted that the leaders caused this procession to bemade round Jerusalem, in order that the sight of so many places should arouse the enthusiasm of the Crusaders. We must regret that Tasso, who speaks of this procession, has scar...
4. BOOK IV.—A.D. 1099-1103.The Crusaders take their departure from Antioch, and march for Palestine—Siege of Archas—Pons de Balasu—Arnold de Rohés, and his disbelief in prodigies—Fanaticism, of Barthélemi...
7. BOOK VII.—A.D. 1148-1188.The religion of Mahomet—State of the East at the time of the third crusade—Dynasties of the Saracens and the Turks almost annihilated—Caliphs of Bagdad, the chiefs of Islamism—H...
5. BOOK V.—A.D. 1099-1148.Kingdom founded by the victories of the Crusaders—State of Palestine at that period—Political measures of Godfrey —Tiberias captured by Tancred—Siege of Arsur—Jerusalem visited...
8. BOOK VIII.—A.D. 1188-1192.The conquests of Saladin—Conrad of Montferrat—Siege of Tyre—Marquis of Montferrat—The “Green Knight”—Siege of Tripoli—William, king of Sicily, engages in the holy war— Admiral M...
1. BOOK I.—A.D. 300-1095.Early pilgrimages to the Holy Land—Veneration for the Holy Sepulchre—Palestine visited by the early Christians —Jerusalem their peaceful asylum—Profaned by Fire Worshippers—Reca...
6. BOOK VI.—A.D. 1142-1148.Europe aroused to a second crusade by the impending dangers of Jerusalem and the Holy Land—The Abbot St. Bernard—Louis VII. of France—He destroys Vitri, repents, and determines...
3. BOOK III.—A.D. 1097-1099.The Crusaders everywhere triumphant—Their sufferings in passing Mount Taurus—Enter Syria—Damascus—Aleppo—Capture of Chalcis and Artesia—Siege of Antioch—Sweno, king of Denmark—B...
2. BOOK II.—A.D. 1096-1097.Immense armies collected in various parts of Europe—Peter the Hermit chosen general of the crusade—Opposed by the Hungarians and Bulgarians—Semlin—Nissa—The Crusaders reach Cons...