CHAPTER III

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THE STORY OF THE FIRST CRUSADE.

Origin--Jerusalem Captured by the Turks--Peter the Hermit-- Pope Urban--Crusade of the Mob--Walter the Penniless--Battle of Nicomedia--300,000 Perished in all--Crusade of the Kings and Nobles--Godfrey of Bouillon--Europe Moves Westward-- Antioch--Jerusalem Captured July 14th, 1099--Godfrey Elected King 72

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