The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . one hun-dred thousand strong when it set out, but by the time itreached Asia, disease, hunger, hardship, and battle had sothinned its ranks that there were only three thousand left. The great armj^, which was led by Godfrey of Bouillon,started in August, 1096. It marched into Germany, fol-lowed the valley of the Danube to the country which wasthen the Empire of the East, made some stay at its capital—Constantinople—crossed the Bosphorus, worked its waysouth through Asia Minor, and
The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . one hun-dred thousand strong when it set out, but by the time itreached Asia, disease, hunger, hardship, and battle had sothinned its ranks that there were only three thousand left. The great armj^, which was led by Godfrey of Bouillon,started in August, 1096. It marched into Germany, fol-lowed the valley of the Danube to the country which wasthen the Empire of the East, made some stay at its capital—Constantinople—crossed the Bosphorus, worked its waysouth through Asia Minor, and finally appeared before Jeru-salem in July, 1099, having been nearly three years on theway. Throughout this weary journey the Crusaders hadfought every inch of their way, for they had to steal thefood on which they lived, and in every country they trav-ersed the people rose up in arms. To get victuals theyhad to rob town and country ; thus every mans handwas against them, and when they reached Constantinopletheir own was literally dripping with blood. Constantinople, which had formerly been known as By-. PETER THE HERMIT PREACHING A CRUSADE zantium, was the capital of the Eastern Empire. It was themost splendid city in Europe, perhaps more splendid thanRome had ever been. It was full of fine churches, noblepalaces, marble houses, beautiful statues, and gilded of stores displayed rich stuffs, jewels, and arms, suchas the men of France had never conceived. To these jewelsand stuffs, and especially to the arms, the Crusaders be-gan to help themselves. Some robbed the palaces and thechurches. Many thought Constantinople would be as gooda stopping-place as Jerusalem. But the Byzantines werecunning and tricky. When the emperor, whose name was Alexius, asked God-frey what he wanted, and was answered that he wantedships and boats to ferry his army over into Asia, a fleetquite large enougli for the purpose was ready next day. 1^ [1094-1137 And when the Crusaders lingered,
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