Project Gutenberg 2015-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 94 Michaud, J. Fr. (Joseph Fr.) 1767 1839 Michaud, Joseph François Michaud, Joseph Francois Albens Robson, William 1785 1863 Robson, W. (William) The History of the Crusades (vol. 2 of 3) Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The History of the Crusades (vol. 2 of 3)" by Joseph François Michaud is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume details the complexities and events surrounding the Fourth Crusade and the subsequent struggles faced by Christian forces and Muslim states during this turbulent period. The book seeks to provide insight into the historical context, political motivations, and the societal impacts of the Crusades. The opening of this volume sets the scene by reflecting on the state of unrest and conflict that followed the death of Saladin, highlighting the fractious dynamics among his successors and various Muslim leaders vying for power. It delves into the civil wars that erupted in the wake of Saladin's empire disintegration, which contrasted sharply with the growing ambition of Western powers led by figures like Henry VI, emperor of Germany, who sought to exploit this chaos for personal gains. Michaud intricately describes the ensuing discord among Christian factions in the East and how their infighting allowed Muslim leaders like Malek-Adel to consolidate power, punctuating a larger narrative about the motivations and failures of the Crusades in the face of internal and external strife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Crusades D Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: History - Warfare 1357541 1357543 2024-10-20T12:36:04.240607 2023-09-21T09:05:17.652116 text/html text/html 1373782 2015-06-03T06:28:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 486515 2015-06-03T06:28:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 527999 2024-10-20T12:36:19.671525 application/epub+zip 554382 2024-10-20T12:36:06.763571 application/epub+zip 553120 2024-10-20T12:36:05.534626 application/epub+zip 889909 2024-10-20T12:36:29.410468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 807412 2024-10-20T12:36:18.451511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806119 2022-09-22T09:23:53.617813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1223725 1223535 2024-10-20T12:36:02.342588 2023-09-21T09:05:15.987041 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1223998 2015-06-03T06:28:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 439406 2015-06-03T06:28:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20329 2024-10-20T12:36:29.569474 application/rdf+xml 13822 2024-10-20T12:36:05.730572 image/jpeg 3191 2024-10-20T12:36:05.603584 image/jpeg 490023 2024-10-20T12:36:04.357616 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia