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Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 17

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At this time all the barons had not yet arrived. Thus the Marquis of Montferrat had remained behind for some business that detained him. And Stephen of Perche had remained at Venice sick, and...

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 16

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Before this happened, of which I have just told you, there came news to the host which greatly saddened the barons and the other folk, viz., that Fulk, the good man, the holy man,...

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 15

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Thus did the Doge take the cross, as you have heard. Then the Venetians began to deliver the ships, the galleys, and the transports to the barons, for departure; but so much time had...

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 14

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“The King of Hungary has taken from us Zara in Sclavonia, which is one of the strongest places in the world; and never shall we recover it with all the power that we possess,...

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 13

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Then the barons met together and said: “Lords, the Venetians have well fulfilled all their undertakings, and above measure. But we cannot fulfil ours in paying for our passages, seeing we are too few...

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 12

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For this embassy they made choice of Count Hugh of Saint-Paul and Geoffry the Marshal of Champagne, and these rode till they came to Pavia in Lombardy. There they found Count Louis with a...

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 11

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At that time started from Flanders a fleet that carried a great number of good men-at-arms. Of this fleet were captains John of Nêle, Castellan of Bruges, Thierri, who was the son of Count...

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 10

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Thus did the marquis consent to their prayers, and receive the lordship of the host. Whereupon the Bishop of Soissons, and Master Fulk, the holy man, and two white monks whom the marquis had...

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 9

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Very great was the discomfort of the pilgrims, and of all who were about to go on God’s service, at the death of Count Thibaut of Champagne; and they held a parliament, at the...

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 8

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His sickness waxed and grew worse, so that at the last he made his will and testament, and divided the money which he would have taken with him on pilgrimage among his followers and...

Balkan Tours 2019

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Phrygian valley cradle

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