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A history of deeds done beyond the sea [electronic resource] / by William, archbishop of Tyre ; translated and annotated by Emily Atwater Babcock and A. C. Krey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- William, of Tyre, Archbishop of Tyre, approximately 1130-approximately 1190.
- Series:
- ACLS Humanities E-Book.
- Records of civilization, sources and studies ; No. 35
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Crusades.
- Jerusalem--History--Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244.
- Jerusalem.
- Physical Description:
- 2 v. : maps ; 24 cm.
- Contained In:
- ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 1943.
- Contents:
- Volume One
- INTRODUCTION
- PROLOGUE
- BOOK I. Christianity Aroused for the Relief of Jerusalem: Peter the Hermit and Other Bands Begin the March
- BOOK II. The Armies of the First Crusade Proceed to Constantinople
- BOOK III. Capture of Nicaea and the March through Asia Minor
- BOOK IV. Crusaders Overrun Northern Syria and Begin Siege of Antioch
- BOOK V. Siege and Capture of Antioch
- BOOK VI. Crusaders Besieged; A Miraculous Victory
- BOOK VII. Dissension among the Crusaders; They March on Jerusalem
- BOOK VIII. End of the Pilgrimage: Jerusalem Captured
- BOOK IX. Godfrey, Defender of the Holy Sepulchre: Precarious Tenure of Jerusalem and Antioch
- BOOK X. King Baldwin I: Expansion of the Kingdom
- BOOK XI. End of the Reign of Baldwin I: Further Conquests by Jerusalem and Antioch
- BOOK XII. Baldwin II: Troubles in Northern Syria
- Volume Two
- BOOK XIII. Capture of Tyre; Extension of Royal Influence to Other Latin States
- BOOK XIV. Fulk of Anjou as King of Jerusalem: Troubles in Northern Syria
- BOOK XV. Emperor John Seeks to Extend His Influence Over the Latin States
- BOOK XVI. Joint Rule of Baldwin III and His Mother Melisend: The Second Crusade
- BOOK XVII. The Capture of Ascalon Offsets the Failure of the Second Crusade
- BOOK XVIII. Latin Jerusalem at Its Height Under Baldwin III: The Lure of Egypt
- BOOK XIX. Amaury I: The Struggle for Egypt, First Stage
- BOOK XX. The Struggle for Egypt: Alliance with Emperor Manuel
- BOOK XXI. Baldwin IV, The Leper, Forced to Assume Rule of Jerusalem
- BOOK XXII. Conflict of Interests
- BOOK XXIII. Could Jerusalem Be Saved by Raymond of Tripoli?
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Notes:
- Translation of: Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum.
- "The edition of William's history used as the basis of this translation is that prepared by A. Beugnot and A. Le Prevost for the French academy ... The present translation has been done by Mrs. Babcock."--Introd., v. 1, p. 44.
- Includes bibliography (v. 2, p. [511]-520) and index.
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