Project Gutenberg 2015-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 294 Michaud, J. Fr. (Joseph Fr.) 1767 1839 Michaud, Joseph François Michaud, Joseph Francois Albens Robson, William 1785 1863 Robson, W. (William) The History of the Crusades (vol. 2 of 3) Produced 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Crusades D Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Warfare 1357724 2025-08-19T15:16:32.448651 text/html 1353301 2024-10-24T17:30:34 text/html 528037 2025-08-19T15:16:45.989548 application/epub+zip 554251 2025-08-19T15:16:34.534636 application/epub+zip 552993 2025-08-19T15:16:33.505608 application/epub+zip 889805 2025-08-19T15:16:54.870537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 807534 2025-08-19T15:16:44.905576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806119 2022-09-22T09:23:53.617813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1223573 2025-08-19T15:16:31.185647 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1203663 2024-10-24T17:30:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17426 2025-08-19T15:16:55.034513 application/rdf+xml 13822 2025-08-19T15:16:33.637612 image/jpeg 3191 2025-08-19T15:16:33.572604 image/jpeg 490082 2025-08-19T15:16:32.542661 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia