HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES, Their Rise, Progress, and Results. By Major Proctor of the Royal Military Academy. Published in 1854 by Lindsay and Blakiston. 9” x 6” cloth hardcover decorated with gilt. “With Over One Hundred and Fifty Illustrations.” 480 pages.
Condition: GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION. Exterior as shown in photos, outer binding has wear at head and foot of spine. Good, firm binding. Clean pages, some foxing at plates. Moisture blemish at bottom gutter of some pages. No torn, loose or missing pages. Good surviving example of this very rare volume.Description:
This is an 1854 First Edition of HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES by Major George Proctor of Great Britain’s Royal Military Academy. Handsomely bound in decorative cloth, this book is a comprehensive account of the various expeditions undertaken by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslim forces during the medieval period.
HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES chronicles the causes and rise of the eight Crusades, the leaders, battles and exploits associated with each of the various expeditions, and their ultimate results. In a detailed and engaging narrative, this book covers the major figures and events of this important period in European history, including the First Crusade led by Peter the Hermit and the famous Battle of Jerusalem.
Proctor's HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES is a valuable resource for anyone interested in medieval history, the history of religion and holy wars, or the history of warfare itself. It will also appeal to Freemasons, who claim kinship with the Order of Knights Templar.
To give you a more concise idea of exactly what you’ll find in Proctor’s HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES, I have provided some helpful details below, starting with a summary of the Contents, followed by a rundown of some of the illustrations in this beautiful book. Further down the page, you can see many examples of these historical illustrations for yourself.
I hope you’ll take a moment to have a look.
Contents Are:
Chapter One ~ The First Crusade: Cause of the Crusades * Preaching of the First Crusade * Peter The Hermit – The Crusade Undertaken by the People * The Crusade Undertaken by Kings and Nobles * The First Crusaders at Constantinople * The Siege of Nice * Defeat of the Turks – Seizure of Edessa * Siege and Capture of Antioch by the Crusaders * Defence of Antioch by the Crusaders * Siege and Capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders
Chapter Two ~ The Second Crusade: State of the Latin Kingdom * Origin of the Orders of Religious Chivalry * Fall of Edessa – Preaching of the Second Crusade * Louis VII and Conrad III in Palestine
Chapter Three ~ The Third Crusade: The Rise of Saladin * Battle of Tiberias and the Fall of Jerusalem * The Germans Undertake the Crusade * Richard Coeur de Lion in Palestine
Chapter Four ~ The Fourth Crusade: The French, Germans and Italians Unite in the Crusade * Affairs of the Eastern Empire * Expedition Against Constantinople * Second Siege of Constantinople
Chapter Five ~ The Last Four Crusades: History of the Latin Empire in the East * The Fifth Crusade * The Sixth Crusade * The Seventh Crusade * The Eighth Crusade * Consequences of the Crusade
Illustrations Include: Crusaders in sight of Jerusalem * The Holy Sepulchre * Pope Urban II preaching the First Crusade, at the Council of Clermont * A Norman Knight * The Normans conquering Sicily * Charlemagne * Mohammed * Early career of Mohammed * Gregory VII * Robert Guiscard ordering his ships to be burned * Peter the Hermit * Peter the Hermit and the Patriarch of Jerusalem * Peter the Hermit preaching the First Crusade * Norman Armor * Peter the Hermit leading the First Crusaders * Armor * Henry IV * Godfrey of Bouillon * Siege of Rome * Robert of Normandy and His Father * A Crusader * The Emperor Alexius * Regalia * A Turkish Encampment * Baldwin seizes Edessa * Antioch * Kara Hissar * Capture of Antioch by Crusaders * Robert of Normandy slaying the Turk * Bishop Adhemar blessing the Crusaders * Jerusalem * Mount Zion * Godfrey of Bouillon * Capture of Jerusalem * Godfrey of Bouillon elected King of Jerusalem * Ascalon * Tancred * Funeral of Baldwin I, King of Jerusalem * Ruins of Tyre * Institution of the Order of Knights of St. John in Jerusalem * Armor * Grand Master of the Knights of Malta * Grand Marshal of the Knights of Malta * Malta * Knights Templar * Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine * St. Bernard preaching the Second Crusade * Conrad III * Louis VII defending himself against the Turks * Damascus * Arab Encampment * Noureddin marching on Antioch * Shiracouch * Saladin * Mecca * Frederic Barbarossa * Richard Coeur de Lion or Richard the Lion-heart * Rhodes * Siege of Acre * Tower and Battering Ram * Richard Coeur de Lion at Antioch * Richard I at Azotus * Hebron * Richard Coeur de Lion at Jaffa * General view of Jerusalem * Henry VI, Emperor of Germany * Place of St. Mark’s Venice * Street in Constantinople * Isaac Angelus * Dandolo, Doge of Venice * Theodore Lascaris * Desecration of the Churches * Tower of St. Mark’s, Venice * Ceremony of raising an elected King on a buckler * Baldwin I, Emperor of the East * Baldwin II * William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury * Capture of Damietta by the Crusaders * Emperor Frederic II * Richard, Earl of Cornwall * Frederic II * Zenghis Khan * View on the Nile * Blanche of Castile * Haco, King of Norway * Ships of the 13th century * St. Louis in Captivity * St. Louis entering Ptolemais * Death of St. Louis * Edward I of England * Attempt to assassinate Edward * Funeral of Robert Guiscard * and more.
Remember folks, this is an 1854 First Edition. This book is 170 years old.
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