The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 - (From Barbarossa to Dante)

Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne, John [Editor] Rudd, Rossiter Johnson, Walter F. (Walter Forward) Austin

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Title: The Great Events by Famous Historians,
Volume VI.
Author: Various
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BINDING - Vol. VI
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original on exhibition in the Bibliotheque Nationale,
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It was executed by Geoffroy Tory, and presented
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[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 AlumniCONTENTS
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
_Founding of the Mongol Empire by Genghis Khan
(A.D. 1203),
HENRY H. HOWORTH 103Venetians and Crusaders Take Constantinople
_Plunder of the Sacred Relics (A.D. 1204), EDWIN
PEARS 121
Latin Empire of the East
Its Foundation and Fall (A.D. 1204-1261),
W.J. BRODRIBB
SIR WALTER BESANT 140
Innocent III Exalts the Papal Power (A.D. 1208),
T.F. TOUT 156
Signing of Magna Charta (A.D. 1215),
DAVID HUME 175
The Golden Bull, "Hungary's Magna Charta,"
Signed
(A.D. 1222),
E.O.S., 191
Russia Conquered by the Tartar Hordes
Alexander Nevski Saves the Remnant of His
People
(A.D. 1224-1262),
ALFRED RAMBAUD 196
The Sixth Crusade
Treaty of Frederick II with the Saracens
(A.D. 1228),
SIR GEORGE W. COX 208
Rise of the Hanseatic League (A.D. 1241),
H. DENICKE 214
Mamelukes Usurp Power in Egypt (A.D. 1250), SIR WILLIAM MUIR 240
The "Mad Parliament"
Beginning of England's House of Commons
(A.D. 1258),
JOHN LINGARD 246
Louis IX Leads the Last Crusade (A.D. 1270),
JOSEPH FRANÇOIS MICHAUD 275
Height of the Mongol Power in China (A.D. 1271),
MARCO POLO 287
Founding of the House of Hapsburg (A.D. 1273),
WILLIAM COXE 298
Edward I Conquers Wales (A.D. 1277),
CHARLES H. PEARSON 316
Japanese Repel the Tartars (A.D. 1281),
EDWARD H. PARKER
MARCO POLO 327
The Sicilian Vespers (A.D. 1282),
MICHELE AMARI 340
Expulsion of Jews from England (A.D. 1290),
HENRY HART MILMAN 356
Exploits and Death of William Wallace, the "Hero of
Scotland" (A.D. 1297-1305),
SIR WALTER SCOTT 369
First Great Jubilee of the Roman Catholic Church
(A.D. 1300), FERDINAND GREGOROVIUS 378
Universal Chronology (A.D. 1162-1300),
JOHN RUDD 385
ILLUSTRATIONS
VOLUME VI
Tragic death of Thomas A Becket at the altar of
the Cathedral of Canterbury (page 26), Painting by
Albert Dawant. Frontispiece
The lust of the army spared neither maiden nor the
virgin dedicated to God, Painting by E. Luminais.
128
King Edward I fulfils his promise of giving the
Welsh "a native prince; one who could not speak a
word of English", Painting by Ph. Morris. 324
AN OUTLINE
NARRATIVE