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THE FIRST CRUSADE Epochs of Modern History: The Crusades G.W. Cox 1097-1097 A.D. A.D. 1096, Departure of the first rabble of Crusaders under Peter the Hermit and Walter the Penniless. LITTLE more than half the time allowed for the gathering of the crusaders had passed away, when a crowd of some sixty thousand men and … Continue reading The Crusades (Chapter 3)
THE COUNCIL OF CLERMONT. Epochs of Modern History: The CrusadesG.W. Cox Influence of Roman Imperialism on the Early Popes THE pope is the bishop of Rome, and the traditions of the papacy delight in recalling the humble origin of his vast monarchy, at once spiritual and temporal, ecclesiastical and secular. If the poor Galiæan fisherman … Continue reading The Crusades (Chapter 2)