it's fame revives, 46;
Jerusalem under its Christian kings, 48;
Godfrey of Bouillon succeeded by Baldwin; continual conflicts with the
Saracens; Edessa taken by them, 50.
_Second Crusade_:--Society in Europe at its commencement, 52;
St. Bernard's preaching; Louis VII. joins the Crusaders, 53-55;
receives the cross at Vezelai (_engraving_), 54;
is joined by Conrad emperor of Germany and a large army, 56;
their reception by Manuel Comnenus, 57;
losses of the German army, 58;
progress to Nice, and thence to Jerusalem, 60;
jealousies of the leaders; siege of Damascus, 61;
further dissensions; the siege abandoned, 62.
_Third Crusade_:--Progress of chivalry, 62;
successes of Saladin, 63;
Barbarossa defeats the Saracens, 64;
Crusade joined by Henry II. and Philip Augustus, 64;
they meet at Gisors (_engraving_), 65;
the Crusade unpopular, 66;
delayed by war between France and England, death of Henry II.; Richard
and Philip proceed to Palestine, 67;
Richard attacks the Sicilians, 68;
arrives at Acre, 69;
siege and surrender of the city, 71;
dissensions, Philip returns to France, Saladin defeated at Azotus, 72;
Crusaders reach Bethlehem (_engraving_), retreat agreed on, 73;
Jaffa attacked by Saladin and rescued by Richard, peace concluded,
Richard's imprisonment and ransom, 74.
_Fourth Crusade_, undertaken by the Germans; its failure, 75.
_Fifth Crusade_:--Foulque, Bishop of Neuilly, enlists the chivalry of
France; assisted by the Venetians; siege of Zara, 76;
Crusaders expel Alexius III. from Constantinople, 77;
Alexius IV. deposed, 78;
Murzuphlis defeated by the Crusaders and Venetians, 79;
Baldwin count of Flanders, elected emperor; Pilgrimages to Jerusalem;
children undertaking the Crusade are betrayed to slavery, 80.
_Sixth Crusade_, prompted by the Pope, 81;
undertaken by the King of Hungary; pursued in Egypt; Damietta taken, 82;
Cardinal Pelagius and John of Brienne, 83;
dissensions and reverses; Damietta abandoned, 84.
_Seventh Crusade_:--Undertaken by Frederick II. of Germany, 84;
intrigues against him; he is excommunicated, 85;
crowns himself King of Jerusalem, 86;
supported by the Templars and Hospitallers (_engraving_), 86;
returns to Germany, 87.
_Eighth Crusade_, commenced in France, 87:
battle of Gaza; Richard earl of C
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