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The First Crusade

The Accounts of Eye-Witnesses and Participants

By: August C. Krey

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Paperback | 1 February 2007

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Introduction	p. 1
Prologue	p. 22
The Summons	p. 24
Conditions in Europe at the beginning of the Crusade
Urban's plea for a Crusade
The immediate response
Urban's instructions to assembling Crusaders
The March to Constantinople	p. 44
The Departure
The March of the Peasants
The Main Body
Alexius and the Crusaders	p. 69
Alexius and the Peasants. Fate of the Peasants' Crusade
The Emperor's treatment of Hugh
Godfrey at Constantinople
Alexius and the minor leaders
Bohemund and the Emperor
Raymond and the Emperor
Robert of Normandy and Stephen at the Emperor's Court
Siege and capture of Nicaea
Alexius at the surrender of Nicaea
The views of Alexius on his relations with the Crusaders
From Nicaea to Antioch	p. 112
Battle of Dorylaeum
Hardships of the march through Asia Minor
Baldwin and Tancred depart from the main army
The march through Armenia
Beginning of the siege of Antioch
Summary of the march to Antioch and the beginning of the siege
The foraging expedition of Bohemund and Robert of Flanders
Sufferings in camp before Antioch
Call for reinforcements
The erection of a fortress. Fights with the Turks
Capture of Antioch
Summary of the siege of Antioch
Kerbogha and the Finding of the Lance	p. 163
Kerbogha lays siege to the Crusaders in Antioch
Dire straits of the Crusaders
Revelation of the Lance
Defeat of Kerbogha
Summary of events
Dissension among the leaders	p. 194
Disorganization of the army
Disputes between Raymond and Bohemund
Raymond finally starts for Jerusalem. Archas
Continued quarrels among the leaders. The trial of the Lance
Another view of the revelation and trial of the Lance
Capture of Jerusalem	p. 242
March to Jerusalem
The Siege
Final assault and capture
Arrangements for holding Jerusalem
Battle of Ascalon
Bohemund and Baldwin fulfil their vow
Official Summary of the Crusade
Epilogue	p. 280
Notes	p. 282
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