The History Of The Crusades, For The Recovery And Possession Of The Holy Land
Subtitle: Volume 2
Publisher: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Published: 1821
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Description: Volume 2 of 2. 2nd Ed.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS TO VOL. II.; title: CHAP. I.; title: THE THIRD CRUSADE.; title: Effects in Europe of the failure of the second Crusade -- Louis VII. of France, and Henry II. of England, encourage holy wars -- Envoys from Palestine visit France and England -- Sensation in Europe made by the battle of Tiberias The Troubadours -- Germany arms -- Philip Augustus and Henry II. take the cross -- Saladin tithe -- Richard Coeurde Lion resolves on a Crusade -- March of the French and English -- Crusade of the Germans -- Death of the emperor Barbarossa Formation of the Teutonick order -- Events in Palestine after the loss of Jerusalem -- Siege of Acre -- Richard's course from Marseilles to Sicily -- Occurrences in Sicily -- The French sail to Acre -- Departure of Richard -- He subjugates Cyprus -- He sets sail for Acre -- His cruelty 1; title: CHAP. II.; title: CONTINUATION OF THE THIRD CRUSADE.; title: Arrival of the English at Acre -- Dissensions between the French and English kings -- Heroism of Richard -- Reconciliation between Richard and Philip Augustus -- Surrender of Acre -- Departure of the French king -- March of the Croises from Acre to Azotus -- Richard defeats Saladin He marches to Jaffa -- He advances to Ramula -- Is dissuaded from marching to Jerusalem -- Falls back on Ascalon -- Fruitless negociation for peace -- Death of the marquis of Tyre -- Richard advances towards Jerusalem The enterprise abandoned -- Richard's heroism at Jaffa -- It leads to an honourable peace -- Courtesy of the king and the sultan Miscellaneous events -- Richard leaves the holy land -- Lands in Dalmatia -- His adventures in Germany -- Is taken prisoner His trial at Worms -- His ransom His return to England 43; title: CHAP. III.; title: THE FOURTH AND FIFTH CRUSADES.; title: Death and character of Saladin -- His successors -- Pope Celestine III. promotes a Crusade -- It is embraced by Germany -- Adventures of the Germans in Palestine -- Fair prospect of complete success -- Ruin of the cause Return to Europe of some of the Germans -- And massacre of the rest at Jaffa -- Death of Henry, king of Jerusalem -- Almeric and Isabella, the new king and queen -- Character of Fulk, preacher of the fifth Crusade -- Politics of the Papacy respecting the Crusades -- Pope Innocent III. promotes anew Crusade -- It is embraced by France and Flanders -- The barons wish for the maritime aid of Venice -- Embassy to Venice -- Treaty between the republic and the envoys -- Departure of the Croises -- Arrival at Venice -- Suspension of the Crusade Subjugation of Zara -- Papal politics -- Grecian politics -- The Croises sail to Constantinople -- Attack and siege of the city -- Captured by the Croises -- Revolution in the government -- Another revolution -- The Croises renew the war -- Their complete victory -- Sack of Constantinople -- Division of the plunder -- Vengeance of the Croises on the fine arts Election of a Latin emperor -- General remarks on the empire of the Latins in Greece 83; title: CHAP. IV.; title: THE SIXTH CRUSADE.; title: State of the East during the fifth Crusade -- History of Antioch -- Effects in Palestine of the fifth Crusade -- Death of the sovereigns of Jerusalem -- Mary, the new queen -- Her marriage with John de Brienne Another Crusade instigated by Innocent III -- Letters of Innocent to Muselman princes -- Character of De Courcon, preacher of the sixth Crusade Fourth council of Lateran -- Extent of the ardour for a holy war -- Hungary and Lower Germany send the chief Crusaders -- Criminal excesses of the Croises -- Their useless pilgrimages -- Defection of the king of Hungary -- Fresh Crusaders -- Change of crusading operations -- Siege and capture of Damietta -- Arrival in Egypt of English Crusaders -- Events subsequent to the capture of Damietta -- The Croises take the road for Cairo -- The legate refuses favourable terms of peace -- Consequences of his violence -- Damietta surrendered to the the Muselmans -- The emperor Frederic II -- His marriage with the heiress of Jerusalem -- His disputes with the Popes -- He sails to Acre -- His friendship with the Moslems -- The recovery of the Sepulchre, and other advantageous results of his Crusade 148; title: CHAP. V.; title: THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH CRUSADES.; title: Royal controversies in Palestine Council of Spoletto -- March of Hospitalians from London -- French lords take the cross -- State of Palestine -- Unsuccessful result of the French Crusade -- Crusade of the earl of Cornwall -- The English redeem the Sepulchre -- The Korasmians gain it from the Latins, and devastate Palestine -- Council of Lyons Louis IX. takes the cross -- English Crusaders -- Jealousy and treachery of the military orders -- The French sail to Cyprus -- They arrive off Damietta -- They land and capture Damietta -- Licentiousness of the French -- Arrival of the English Crusaders -- The army takes the road to Cairo -- Inability to cross the Ashmoum canal -- They are shewn a ford Impetuosity of the count d'Artois -- His dispute with the Templars and William Longsword -- Dreadful events in Massoura -- Distresses of the French -- The king is made prisoner Is ransomed -- The French go to Acre -- New hopes by reason of the Moslem dissensions -- Those dissensions quelled -- Failure of the Crusade -- Louis returns to France 203; title: CHAP. VI.; title: THE LAST CRUSADE, AND THE LOSS OF THE HOLY LAND.; title: State of Palestine after the eighth Crusade -- War between the Templars and Hospitaliers -- Progress of the Mamlukes of Egypt in the conquest of Palestine History of Antioch -- Antioch taken by the Egyptians -- Louis IX. prepares for his second Crusade Crusading spirit in England -- Departure of Louis from France for the holy land -- He disembarks near Tunis His death -- Prince Edward leaves England -- He passes the winter in Sicily -- Arrives at Acre -- Captures Nazareth -- His cruelty Distresses of the English -- Edward wounded by an assassin -- He makes peace with the Mamlukes, and returns to England -- Vain effort of Gregory IX. for a new Crusade -- Council of Lyons Further progress of the Mamlukes -- Last siege of Acre, and total loss of Palestine 250; title: CHAP. VII.; title: EXTINCTION OF THE CRUSADING SPIRIT. FATE OF THE MILITARY ORDERS.; title: State of Europe at the close of the Crusades -- Reasons of the ceasing of Crusades -- Last appearances of the crusading spirit -- King Henry IV. of England Harry Monmouth Fate of the military orders -- The Teutonick knights The knights of St. Lazarus -- Knights of St. John -- Imprisonment of the Templars in France -- Proceedings against against the Templars at Paris -- Process against the Templars in England -- In Germany -- In Italy -- Council at Vienne The order suppressed Confiscation of its estates Execution of the grand master -- Innocence of the Templars -- Causes of the suppression of the order 279; title: CHAP. VIII.; title: REMARKS ON THE GENERAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE CRUSADES 334; title: TABLES.; title: No. I. Latin Kings of Jerusalem -- No. II. Princes of Antioch and Tripoli -- No. III. Counts of Tripoli -- No. IV. Princes or Counts of Edessa 417