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CONTENTS TO VOL. I.
Biographical Notices of the Author . . . . . . Page xi
Introduction to the History of the Crusades .. xix
BOOK I.—A.D. 300-1095.
FIKST CRUSADE.
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 Maiiomet—Worship of the Magi annihilated
by Mohammedanism—Empire of Persia torn by intestine wars—Anarchy
of the East— Fanaticism and bravery of the Saracens—Their conquests
—Paganism annihilated by Mohammedanism—Monarchy of the Goths
overturned— Charles Martel—The caliph Omar captures Jerusalem
Christians persecuted by the Mussulmans— Pilgrimages of Peter the
Hermit, &c.—Haroun-al-Raschid—Charlemagne— Siege of Constantinople—Bagdad—Conquest
of the Arabians— St. Bernard—Commerce of
the East—Caliphs of Bagdad—The Fatimites—The Greeks—Antioch
Zimisces, emperor of the Greeks— Fatimite caliphs capture Jerusalem
Caliphs of Cairo—William of Tyre— Persecutions of the Jews— Pilgrims
welcomed everywhere—King Robert—Memphis— Bethlehem—Monasteries
for the pilgrims— Hospitals at Jerusalem—Mystery of the Redemption—Pilgrimages
of distinguished persons the forerunner of the
Crusades—The Turks—The Sultan Mamouh—Togrul-Beg—Victorious
career of the Turks—Malek-Scha—Jerusalem captured —Nicea—The
Greeks— The Seldjouc tribes— Eleven emperors of Constantinople
put to death— Death of Zimisces—Military ardour of the Franks
Michael Ducas—Pope Gregory VII.—Power of the popes—Rome
Pope Hildebrand—Pope Victor III. incites the Christians to take arms
against the infidels—Conquests of the Genoese and Pisans— Peter the
Hermit—His interviews with the patriarch of Jerusalem and Pope
Urban II.—The crusades instigated by Peter—First determined on at
the council of Clermont, convoked by Urban II.—Enthusiasm in their
favour pp. 1-60.
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