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100 1 _aMichaud, J. Fr.
_q(Joseph Fr.),
_d1767-1839
245 1 4 _aThe History of the Crusades (vol. 2 of 3)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-06-03
508 _aProduced 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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCrusades
700 1 _aRobson, William,
_d1785-1863
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49118
999 _c89956
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