_This is Volume VI of a complete set of_ The Great Events by Famous Historians. _Issued Strictly as a Limited Edition. In Volume I of this Set will be found the Official Certificate, under the Seal of the National Alumni, as to the Limitation of the Edition, the Registered Number, and the Name of the Owner._ BINDING - Vol. VI The binding of this volume is a facsimile of the original on exhibition in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. It was executed by Geoffroy Tory, and presented by him to King Francis I. The broken vase so cleverly worked into the tooled design was the device of Tory, which, as explained in his book, _Champfleury_, represents our frail body--a vessel of clay. Tory was professor of philosophy and literature in several colleges. In 1518 he set up a printing-press, from whence he brought out beautiful editions of the Greek and Latin authors, translated and annotated by himself. In 1530 he was appointed Printer to King Francis I. [Illustration] [Illustration: Tragic death of Archbishop Thomas A. Becket at the alter of the Cathedral of Canterbury Painting by A. Dawant.] THE GREAT EVENTS BY FAMOUS HISTORIANS A COMPREHENSIVE AND READABLE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S HISTORY, EMPHASIZING THE MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND PRESENTING THESE AS COMPLETE NARRATIVES IN THE MASTER-WORDS OF THE MOST EMINENT HISTORIANS NON-SECTARIAN NON-PARTISAN NON-SECTIONAL ON THE PLAN EVOLVED FROM A CONSENSUS OF OPINIONS GATHERED FROM THE MOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF AMERICA AND EUROPE, INCLUDING BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS BY SPECIALISTS TO CONNECT AND EXPLAIN THE CELEBRATED NARRATIVES, ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY, WITH THOROUGH INDICES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CHRONOLOGIES, AND COURSES OF READING. SUPERVISING EDITOR ROSSITER JOHNSON, LL.D. LITERARY EDITORS CHARLES F. HORNE, Ph.D. JOHN RUDD, LL.D. DIRECTING EDITOR WALTER F. AUSTIN, LL.M. _With a staff of specialists VOLUME VI_ The National Alumni CONTENTS VOLUME VI PAGE _An Outline Narrative of the Great Events_, CHARLES F. HORNE xiii _Archiepiscopate of Thomas Becket_ _His Defence of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction_ _His Assassination (A.D. 1162-1170)_, JOHN LINGARD 1 _The Peace of Constance Secures the Liberties of the Lombard Cities (A.D. 1183)_, ERNEST F. HENDERSON 28 _Saladin Takes Jerusalem from the Christians (A.D. 1187_), SIR GEORGE W. COX 41 _The Third Crusade (A.D. 1189-1194)_, HENRY VON SYBEL 54 _The Teutonic Knights_ _Their Organization and History (A.D. 1190-1809)_, F.C. WOODHOUSE 68 _Philip of France Wins the French Domains of the English Kings (A.D. 1202-1204)_, KATE NORGATE 86