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... brother and wife as hostages - His brother declines , and afterwards consents , to become a hostage -Count Hugh made prisoner by Alexius - The Greek Emperor suspicious of the Crusade - Godfrey demands the Count's release - Is refused ...
... brother and wife as hostages - His brother declines , and afterwards consents , to become a hostage -Count Hugh made prisoner by Alexius - The Greek Emperor suspicious of the Crusade - Godfrey demands the Count's release - Is refused ...
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... brothers - Bernard's success in making converts - His ardour and piety - His consecration as Abbot of Clairvaux - Compelled by ill - health to relax his auste- rity - Lewis le Gros ' spoliation of the clergy of Paris - Bernard's ...
... brothers - Bernard's success in making converts - His ardour and piety - His consecration as Abbot of Clairvaux - Compelled by ill - health to relax his auste- rity - Lewis le Gros ' spoliation of the clergy of Paris - Bernard's ...
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... brother Almeric — Almeric's character — War with Egypt - Treaty of peace - Wars between the Latins and Nour - ed - deen - Almeric violates his treaty with Egypt , and advances on Cairo - Retires to Syria - Result of the enterprise ...
... brother Almeric — Almeric's character — War with Egypt - Treaty of peace - Wars between the Latins and Nour - ed - deen - Almeric violates his treaty with Egypt , and advances on Cairo - Retires to Syria - Result of the enterprise ...
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... brother Richard III . of Normandy in 1028. The greatest proof of Robert's guilt lies in the fact that , at the death of their father , Richard Duke of Normandy , who was so good a prince that he was said to be ' pour les vertus sans ...
... brother Richard III . of Normandy in 1028. The greatest proof of Robert's guilt lies in the fact that , at the death of their father , Richard Duke of Normandy , who was so good a prince that he was said to be ' pour les vertus sans ...
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... , Robert of Normandy ; Edgar Atheling , the last Saxon prince ; Robert Earl of Flanders ; and Hugh of Vermandois , surnamed the Great , brother to Philip of France . Then there was Stephen de Blois , Peter the Hermit . 19.
... , Robert of Normandy ; Edgar Atheling , the last Saxon prince ; Robert Earl of Flanders ; and Hugh of Vermandois , surnamed the Great , brother to Philip of France . Then there was Stephen de Blois , Peter the Hermit . 19.
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Alexius Antioch armour arms army arrived Ascalon attack Baldwin du Bourg battle Bernard besieged Bishop Bishop of Puy Bohemond brave brother Cæsarea called camp Christian church cloth coloured conquest Count of Edessa Count of Toulouse Count Raymond cried Croisés Crusaders death died Dieu le veut Duke of Lorraine East Edessa Edition Egyptians Emir Emperor encamped enemies Europe fear fight fled foes followed France gilt edges Godfrey de Bouillon Godfrey's Greek hands head heard Holy City Holy Land Holy Sepulchre honour Illustrations Infidels inhabitants Jeru Jerusalem Joscelin Kerboga's king King of Jerusalem kingdom knights lance Latin mail armour marched Moslems noble Norman Palestine Patriarch Peter the Hermit Phyrrhus pilgrims Pope priests princes reign returned rich Richard Saladin Saracens Saviour's sent siege soldiers sword Tancred Tancred's Templars throne tomb took Toulouse town Tripolis troops Turkish Turks valour victory walls warriors
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