[Frontispiece: _The First Crusaders in Sight of Jerusalem_] THE STORY OF THE CRUSADES BY E. M. WILMOT-BUXTON F.R.Hist.S. AUTHOR OF 'BRITAIN LONG AGO' 'THE BOOK OF RUSTEM' 'TOLD BY THE NORTHMEN' ETC. GEORGE G. HARRAP & CO. LTD. LONDON BOMBAY SYDNEY _First published December 1910_ _by_ GEORGE G. HARRAP & CO. _39-4l Parker Street, Kingsway, London, W.C.2 Reprinted September 1913 Reprinted in the present series: March 1912; May 1914; January 1919; March 1924; January 1927; November 1927; July 1930_ _Printed in Great Britain by Turnbull & Spears, Edinburgh_ Contents I. The Story of Mohammed the Prophet II. Mohammed as Conqueror III. The Spread of Islam IV. The Rise of Chivalry V. The Story of Peter the Hermit VI. The Story of the Emperor Alexios and the First Crusade VII. The Siege of Antioch VIII. The Holy City is won IX. Bernard of Clairvaux and the Second Crusade X. The Loss of Jerusalem XI. The Story of the Third Crusade XII. The Adventures of Richard Lion-Heart XIII. The Story of Dandolo, the Blind Doge XIV. The Forsaking of the High Enterprise XV. The Story of the Latin Empire of Constantinople XVI. The Story of the Children's Crusade XVII. The Emperor Frederick and the Sixth Crusade XVIII. The Story of the Seventh Crusade XIX. The Crusade of St Louis XX. The Story of the Fall of Acre XXI. The Story of the Fall of Constantinople XXII. The Effect of the Crusades List of Books Consulted Index of Proper Names Illustrations The First Crusaders in Sight of Jerusalem . . . _Frontispiece_ The Vision of Mohammed Pilgrims of the Eleventh Century journeying to the Holy City The Preaching of Peter the Hermit Duke Godfrey marching through Hungary Robert of Normandy at Dorylæum The Storming of Jerusalem King Louis surrounded by the Turks Richard and Philip at the Siege of Acre Richard of England utterly defeats the Army of Saladin The Fleet of the Fifth Crusade sets Sail from Venice The Children crossing the Alps John of Brienne attacking the River Tower The Landing of St Louis in Egypt The Last Fight of William Longsword The Fall of Acre Map of the Crusades {9} The Story of the Crusades CHAPTER I The Story of Mohammed the Prophet _A poor shepherd people roaming unnoticed in the deserts of Arabia: a Hero-Prophet sent down to them with a word they could believe: See! the unnoticed becomes world-notable, the small has grown world-great_. CARLYLE: _Hero as Prophet_.