—— The Eighth Crusade, a.d. 1255-1270.—Dangerous position of the Christians of Palestine, [iii. 7].
War declared against, [iii. 8].
Coolness of Pope Alexander IV. and Clement IV., [iii. 8], [iii. 20].
The crusade supported only by a few French knights under Eudes, son of the duke of Burgundy, [iii. 9].
The Latin Crusaders lose Constantinople, [iii. 10].
Misfortunes of the Christians in Palestine, [iii. 11] et seq.
Louis IX. of France undertakes another crusade to the Holy Land, and after extensive preparations he sails with a powerful armament, and lands at Tunis, [iii. 23-37].
England, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, &c. engage to assist, [iii. 29].
Great mortality at Tunis, [iii. 41].
Death of Louis IX., [iii. 46].