Charlemagne and the Crusades

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• Adams' original wording, transcribed with his own spelling
• Enlarged details of the chart, each with its caption and explanation
• The books Adams relied on, identified and compared with his text
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Contents

1. Charlemagne and the Crusadesp. 7
2. Reading the chartp. 8
3. Two histories above one time scalep. 10
4. The Kaaba at Meccap. 11
5. A sanctuary represented through an older accountp. 12
6. Bede among the historical witnessesp. 13
7. The battle of Toursp. 14
8. The encounter at Toursp. 15
9. Burning alive and martyrdomp. 16
10. A general scene of persecutionp. 17
11. Haroun al Raschidp. 18
12. Haroun al Raschidp. 19
13. Otho the Greatp. 20
14. Otho the Greatp. 21
15. Universities and their foundation traditionsp. 22
16. The feudal systemp. 23
17. The castle and the feudal systemp. 24
18. A later reference table inside the medieval picture fieldp. 25
19. Principal European battles — 1p. 26
20. Principal European battles — 2p. 27
21. Principal European battles — 3p. 28
22. The ideals of chivalryp. 29
23. The round tower at Newportp. 30
24. Newport’s round towerp. 31
25. The first crusadep. 32
26. The first crusadep. 33
27. King Canutep. 34
28. Canute reproving his courtiersp. 35
29. Knighthoodp. 36
30. The accoladep. 37
31. How to use the treaty tablep. 38
32. Treaties of peace — 1p. 39
33. Treaties of peace — 2p. 40
34. Treaties of peace — 3p. 41
35. Hastings in one sentencep. 42
36. Magic lanternsp. 43
37. A question mark about an inventionp. 44
38. The pilloryp. 45
39. Punishment and its legal endpointp. 46
40. Houses, roofs and windowsp. 47
41. Chapters and verses in the printed Biblep. 48
42. The leaning tower of Pisap. 49
43. The tower and cathedral at Pisap. 50
44. Windsor and Westminsterp. 51
45. Spectacles and Roger Baconp. 52
46. Spectacles and Roger Baconp. 53
47. The mariner’s compassp. 54
48. The mariner’s compassp. 55
49. Edward and the title Prince of Walesp. 56
50. Scotland: a long remembered successionp. 57
51. Small notices above the kingsp. 58
52. Ireland and the divided kingshipp. 59
53. The Saxon streams become Englandp. 60
54. Norman and Plantagenet Englandp. 61
55. Normandy and Flandersp. 62
56. From the Franks to the Capetsp. 63
57. Eight crusades in Adams’ arrangementp. 64
58. Italy and Burgundy in the imperial divisionp. 65
59. Austria: march, duchy and dynastyp. 66
60. Germany and the imperial titlep. 67
61. The smaller western branchesp. 68
62. Hungary and Bohemiap. 69
63. Prussia and the smaller eastern branchesp. 70
64. Poland: titles, conversions and disputed rulep. 71
65. Russia and changing centres of powerp. 72
66. Sweden: uncertainty remains visiblep. 73
67. Denmark and Norwayp. 74
68. Coins as historical evidencep. 75
69. Asturias and Leonp. 76
70. The Christian Iberian kingdomsp. 77
71. Muslim Spain alongside the Christian kingdomsp. 78
72. Southern Italy, Sicily and Venicep. 79
73. The papal succession and its named sourcep. 80
74. Short pontificates and crowded barsp. 81
75. Later popes and the tiara drawingsp. 82
76. Councils across the coloured streamsp. 83
77. Nicaea and Constantinoplep. 84
78. The first two Lateran councilsp. 85
79. The later Lateran councilsp. 86
80. The councils at Lyonsp. 87
81. The Eastern Empire and the Latin interruptionp. 88
82. The caliphate: title and effective authorityp. 89
83. Persia, the Seljuks and emerging regional powersp. 90
84. The Latin kingdom of Jerusalemp. 91
85. Egypt and the Mamelukesp. 92
86. The Mongol expansion and a religious attributionp. 93
87. China: dynasties and overlapping conquestsp. 94
88. Saxony and Bavariap. 95
89. Principal European battlesp. 96
90. Principal European battlesp. 97
91. Treaties of peacep. 98
92. Treaties of peacep. 99
93. Scotlandp. 100
94. Scotlandp. 101
95. York, London, Becket and Baconp. 102
96. Irelandp. 103
97. Irelandp. 104
98. The Saxon kingdoms and Englandp. 105
99. The Saxon kingdoms and Englandp. 106
100. The Saxon kingdoms and Englandp. 107
101. The Saxon kingdoms and Englandp. 108
102. England after the conquestp. 109
103. England after the conquestp. 110
104. Normandy and Flandersp. 111
105. Normandy and Flandersp. 112
106. France and the Frankish monarchyp. 113
107. France and the Frankish monarchyp. 114
108. France and the Frankish monarchyp. 115
109. France and the Frankish monarchyp. 116
110. France and the Frankish monarchyp. 117
111. France and the Frankish monarchyp. 118
112. The sequence of crusadesp. 119
113. Italy, Burgundy and the imperial divisionp. 120
114. Austriap. 121
115. Austriap. 122
116. Austriap. 123
117. Austriap. 124
118. Austriap. 125
119. Austriap. 126
120. Germany and the emperorsp. 127
121. Germany and the emperorsp. 128
122. Germany and the emperorsp. 129
123. Bavaria, Savoy and Switzerlandp. 130
124. Hungary and Bohemiap. 131
125. Hungary and Bohemiap. 132
126. Prussia and the Danubian branchesp. 133
127. Prussia and the Danubian branchesp. 134
128. Polandp. 135
129. Polandp. 136
130. Russia and the principalitiesp. 137
131. Russia and the principalitiesp. 138
132. Russia and the principalitiesp. 139
133. Swedenp. 140
134. Swedenp. 141
135. Denmark and Norwayp. 142
136. Denmark and Norwayp. 143
137. Denmark and Norwayp. 144
138. Ancient coins and Alfred’s lawsp. 145
139. Asturias and Leonp. 146
140. Asturias and Leonp. 147
141. Castile, Aragon and Portugalp. 148
142. Castile, Aragon and Portugalp. 149
143. Castile, Aragon and Portugalp. 150
144. Castile, Aragon and Portugalp. 151
145. The Muslim kingdoms in Spainp. 152
146. The Muslim kingdoms in Spainp. 153
147. Naples, Sicily and Venicep. 154
148. Naples, Sicily and Venicep. 155
149. The papal succession, early portionp. 156
150. The papal succession, middle portionp. 157
151. The papal succession, later portionp. 158
152. The councilsp. 159
153. The councilsp. 160
154. The Greek or Eastern Empirep. 161
155. The Greek or Eastern Empirep. 162
156. The Greek or Eastern Empirep. 163
157. The caliphate and the Abbasidsp. 164
158. The caliphate and the Abbasidsp. 165
159. The caliphate and the Abbasidsp. 166
160. Persia, the Seljuks and regional powersp. 167
161. Persia, the Seljuks and regional powersp. 168
162. Persia, the Seljuks and regional powersp. 169
163. Egypt and the Mamelukesp. 170
164. Egypt and the Mamelukesp. 171
165. The Mongol empirep. 172
166. The Mongol empirep. 173
167. China and its dynastiesp. 174
168. China and its dynastiesp. 175
169. The Mameluke notice continuedp. 176
170. Original readings: Saxony and Bavariap. 177
171. Original readings: Burning alive and martyrdomp. 178
172. Original readings: Principal European battles — continuedp. 179
173. Original readings: Principal European battles — continuedp. 180
174. Original readings: Principal European battles — continuedp. 181
175. Original readings: King Canutep. 182
176. Original readings: Treaties of peace — continuedp. 183
177. Original readings: Treaties of peace — continuedp. 184
178. Original readings: The pilloryp. 185
179. Original readings: Windsor and Westminsterp. 186
180. Original readings: Scotlandp. 187
181. Original readings: Ireland — continuedp. 188
182. Original readings: England after the conquestp. 189
183. Original readings: France and the Frankish monarchy — continuedp. 190
184. Original readings: The sequence of crusades — continuedp. 191
185. Original readings: Germany and the emperorsp. 192
186. Original readings: Hungary and Bohemiap. 193
187. Original readings: Russia and the principalitiesp. 194
188. Original readings: Denmark and Norwayp. 195
189. Original readings: Castile, Aragon and Portugalp. 196
190. Original readings: Naples, Sicily and Venice — continuedp. 197
191. Original readings: The papal succession, later portionp. 198
192. Original readings: The Greek or Eastern Empirep. 199
193. Original readings: Persia, the Seljuks and regional powers — continuedp. 200
194. Original readings: The Mongol empire — continuedp. 201
195. Books and editionsp. 202
196. Books and editionsp. 203
197. Books and editionsp. 204
198. Further referencesp. 205