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24. Emperors in the Age of Chivalry
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter ii
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface xv
- 1. Once Upon a Time 1
- 2. The Greatest Inventors of All Time 5
- 3. The Land by the Nile 10
- 4. Sunday, Monday 17
- 5. The One and Only God 24
- 6. I C-A-N R-E-A-D 29
- 7. Heroes and their Weapons 31
- 8. An Unequal Struggle 37
- 9. Two Small Cities in One Small Land 44
- 10. The Enlightened One and his Land 51
- 11. The Great Teacher of a Great People 57
- 12. The Greatest Adventure of All 62
- 13. New Wars and New Warriors 73
- 14. An Enemy of History 80
- 15. Rulers of the Western World 83
- 16. The Good News 92
- 17. Life in the Empire and at its Frontiers 97
- 18. The Storm 104
- 19. The Starry Night Begins 110
- 20. There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is His Prophet 115
- 21. A Conqueror who Knows How to Rule 123
- 22. A Struggle to Become Lord of Christendom 130
- 23. Chivalrous Knights 137
- 24. Emperors in the Age of Chivalry 144
- 25. Cities and Citizens 156
- 26. A New Age 163
- 27. A New World 172
- 28. A New Faith 180
- 29. The Church at War 187
- 30. Terrible Times 193
- 31. An Unlucky King and a Lucky King 200
- 32. Meanwhile, Looking Eastwards ... 206
- 33. A Truly New Age 213
- 34. A Very Violent Revolution 220
- 35. The Last Conqueror 227
- 36. Men and Machines 240
- 37. Across the Seas 248
- 38. Two New States in Europe 255
- 39. Dividing Up the World 264
- 40. The Small Part of the History of the World Which I Have Lived Through Myself: Looking Back 273
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter ii
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface xv
- 1. Once Upon a Time 1
- 2. The Greatest Inventors of All Time 5
- 3. The Land by the Nile 10
- 4. Sunday, Monday 17
- 5. The One and Only God 24
- 6. I C-A-N R-E-A-D 29
- 7. Heroes and their Weapons 31
- 8. An Unequal Struggle 37
- 9. Two Small Cities in One Small Land 44
- 10. The Enlightened One and his Land 51
- 11. The Great Teacher of a Great People 57
- 12. The Greatest Adventure of All 62
- 13. New Wars and New Warriors 73
- 14. An Enemy of History 80
- 15. Rulers of the Western World 83
- 16. The Good News 92
- 17. Life in the Empire and at its Frontiers 97
- 18. The Storm 104
- 19. The Starry Night Begins 110
- 20. There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is His Prophet 115
- 21. A Conqueror who Knows How to Rule 123
- 22. A Struggle to Become Lord of Christendom 130
- 23. Chivalrous Knights 137
- 24. Emperors in the Age of Chivalry 144
- 25. Cities and Citizens 156
- 26. A New Age 163
- 27. A New World 172
- 28. A New Faith 180
- 29. The Church at War 187
- 30. Terrible Times 193
- 31. An Unlucky King and a Lucky King 200
- 32. Meanwhile, Looking Eastwards ... 206
- 33. A Truly New Age 213
- 34. A Very Violent Revolution 220
- 35. The Last Conqueror 227
- 36. Men and Machines 240
- 37. Across the Seas 248
- 38. Two New States in Europe 255
- 39. Dividing Up the World 264
- 40. The Small Part of the History of the World Which I Have Lived Through Myself: Looking Back 273