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This is Volume VI of a complete set of The Great Events by Famous Historians.

Issued Strictly as a Limited Edition. In Volume I of this Set will be found the Official Certificate, under the Seal of the National Alumni, as to the Limitation of the Edition, the Registered Number, and the Name of the Owner.

BINDING - Vol. VI

The binding of this volume is a facsimile of the original on exhibition in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

It was executed by Geoffroy Tory, and presented by him to King Francis
I.

The broken vase so cleverly worked into the tooled design was the device of Tory, which, as explained in his book, Champfleury, represents our frail body—a vessel of clay.

Tory was professor of philosophy and literature in several colleges. In 1518 he set up a printing-press, from whence he brought out beautiful editions of the Greek and Latin authors, translated and annotated by himself. In 1530 he was appointed Printer to King Francis I.

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[Illustration: Tragic death of Archbishop Thomas A. Becket at the alter of the Cathedral of Canterbury Painting by A. Dawant.]

THE GREAT EVENTS

BY
FAMOUS HISTORIANS
A COMPREHENSIVE AND READABLE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S HISTORY, EMPHASIZING THE MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND PRESENTING THESE AS COMPLETE NARRATIVES IN THE MASTER-WORDS OF THE MOST EMINENT HISTORIANS
NON-SECTARIAN NON-PARTISAN NON-SECTIONAL
ON THE PLAN EVOLVED FROM A CONSENSUS OF OPINIONS GATHERED FROM THE MOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF AMERICA AND EUROPE, INCLUDING BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS BY SPECIALISTS TO CONNECT AND EXPLAIN THE CELEBRATED NARRATIVES, ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY, WITH THOROUGH INDICES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CHRONOLOGIES, AND COURSES OF READING.
SUPERVISING EDITOR ROSSITER JOHNSON, LL.D.

LITERARY EDITORS
CHARLES F. HORNE, Ph.D.
JOHN RUDD, LL.D.

DIRECTING EDITOR WALTER F. AUSTIN, LL.M.

With a staff of specialists VOLUME VI

The National Alumni

CONTENTS

VOLUME VI PAGE

An Outline Narrative of the Great Events,
CHARLES F. HORNE xiii

Archiepiscopate of Thomas Becket His Defence of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction His Assassination (A.D. 1162-1170), JOHN LINGARD 1

The Peace of Constance Secures the Liberties of
the Lombard Cities (A.D. 1183),
ERNEST F. HENDERSON 28

Saladin Takes Jerusalem from the Christians
(A.D. 1187),
SIR GEORGE W. COX 41

The Third Crusade (A.D. 1189-1194),
HENRY VON SYBEL 54

The Teutonic Knights Their Organization and History (A.D. 1190-1809), F.C. WOODHOUSE 68

Philip of France Wins the French Domains of the
English Kings (A.D. 1202-1204),
KATE NORGATE 86

_Founding of the Mongol Empire by Genghis Khan
(A.D. 1203),
HENRY H. HOWORTH 103

Venetians and Crusaders Take Constantinople _Plunder of the Sacred Relics (A.D. 1204), EDWIN PEARS 121

Latin Empire of the East
Its Foundation and Fall (A.D. 1204-1261),
W.J. BRODRIBB
SIR WALTER BESANT 140

Innocent III Exalts the Papal Power (A.D. 1208),
T.F. TOUT 156

Signing of Magna Charta (A.D. 1215),
DAVID HUME 175

The Golden Bull, "Hungary's Magna Charta," Signed
(A.D. 1222),
E.O.S., 191

Russia Conquered by the Tartar Hordes
Alexander Nevski Saves the Remnant of His People
(A.D. 1224-1262),
ALFRED RAMBAUD 196

The Sixth Crusade
Treaty of Frederick II with the Saracens
(A.D. 1228),
SIR GEORGE W. COX 208

Rise of the Hanseatic League (A.D. 1241),
H. DENICKE 214

Mamelukes Usurp Power in Egypt (A.D. 1250),
SIR WILLIAM MUIR 240

The "Mad Parliament"
Beginning of England's House of Commons
(A.D. 1258),
JOHN LINGARD 246

Louis IX Leads the Last Crusade (A.D. 1270),
JOSEPH FRANÇOIS MICHAUD 275

Height of the Mongol Power in China (A.D. 1271),
MARCO POLO 287

Founding of the House of Hapsburg (A.D. 1273),
WILLIAM COXE 298

Edward I Conquers Wales (A.D. 1277),
CHARLES H. PEARSON 316

Japanese Repel the Tartars (A.D. 1281),
EDWARD H. PARKER
MARCO POLO 327

The Sicilian Vespers (A.D. 1282),
MICHELE AMARI 340

Expulsion of Jews from England (A.D. 1290),
HENRY HART MILMAN 356

Exploits and Death of William Wallace, the "Hero of
Scotland" (A.D. 1297-1305),
SIR WALTER SCOTT 369

First Great Jubilee of the Roman Catholic Church
(A.D. 1300),
FERDINAND GREGOROVIUS 378

Universal Chronology (A.D. 1162-1300),
JOHN RUDD 385

ILLUSTRATIONS

VOLUME VI

Tragic death of Thomas A Becket at the altar of the Cathedral of Canterbury (page 26), Painting by Albert Dawant. Frontispiece

The lust of the army spared neither maiden nor the virgin dedicated to God, Painting by E. Luminais. 128

King Edward I fulfils his promise of giving the Welsh "a native prince; one who could not speak a word of English", Painting by Ph. Morris. 324