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THEHISTORY OF THE CRUSADES
BY
Joseph Francois Michaud.
TRANSLATED BY W. ROBSON.
A New Edition,
WITH PREFACE AND SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER BYHAMILTON W. MABIE.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
NEW YORK:A. C. ARMSTRONG & SON,714 Broadway.
CONTENTS TO VOL. III.
| BOOK XV.—A.D. 1255-1270. |
| EIGHTH CRUSADE. |
Christian cities of Palestine fortified by Louis IX.—Quarrels amongthe Crusaders—Divisions among the Saracens—Aibek, sultan of Egypt,assassinated—Chegger-Adour, the sultana, assassinated—The Moguls, orTartars, capture Bagdad—Koutouz elected sultan of Egypt—The Mogulscapture the principal cities of Syria—The general terror inspired amongthe Mussulmans and Christians—Apprehensions of Bela IV., king ofHungary—Assassination of Koutouz—The Mamelukes of Egypt—Bibarsproclaimed sultan of Egypt—Declares war against the Christiansof Palestine—The Mamelukes defeat and expel the Tartars from Palestine—Constantinoplerecaptured by the Greeks, and the Latins expelled—TheChristians defeated by the Mamelukes, and Palestine laid waste—Cæsarea,Arsouf, and Sefed besieged and captured—Slaughter of theChristians—Mohammedanism not a religion of the sword—Charlemagne’scareer—Capture of Jaffa by the sultan of Egypt—Bohemond forms atreaty with Bibars—Antioch captured and destroyed, and the inhabitantsslaughtered—Quarrels of the popes with the sovereigns of Europe—Royalfamily of Swabia—Charles, count of Anjou, crowned by the popeas king of Sicily—Mainfroy—Conraddin disputes the crown of Sicily—LouisIX. determines upon a fresh crusade to the Holy Land—The illustriouspersonages who take the cross in his support—Joinville declines toaccompany him—Abaga, khan of the Tartars, sends ambassadors toRome—Pope Clement IV. supports the new crusade—The clergy opposethe levying of contributions—A council held at Northampton for aidingthe crusade—James king of Arragon, and Edward prince of England,engage in the crusade—Death of Clement IV.—The Crusaders arrive atTunis—Historical notice of Tunis—The Mohammedans resist the Crusaders—Sicknessand mortality among the Crusaders—Death of theduke de Nevers—Illness and fervent devotion of Louis—His death—Charlesof Anjou lands at Tunis, and takes the command of the Crusaders—Returnsto France with the bodies of his father, wife, and brother—Thevirtue? and piety of Louis IX.—Prince Edward of England arrivesBU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |