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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: On the Opening of the First Crusade
A historical document about the opening of the First Crusade, describing preparations and the people involved.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Summons to a Crusade
Fordham University gives the text of Eugene III's letter to Louis, King of France, calling for a crusade (the second) to recapture land from the Muslims.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: First Banning of Henry Iv
Contains the original text of Gregory VII's first order to excommunicate Henry IV.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Second Banning of Henry Iv
Contains the original text of Gregory VII's second order to excommunicate Henry IV.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Gregory Vii "Crusade"
This site from the Fordham University is a primary source document which cites Pope Gregory VII's statement calling for a Christian military action to retrieve the Holy Land from the Moslems who now controlled it.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Great Schism: Manifesto of Revolting Cardinals
Provides the text of the Manifesto of the Revolting Cardinals and a brief introduction to it.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Fall of Jerusalem, 1187
This is a primary source document from the Fordham University, written by Roger of Hoveden, chronicalling the fall of the kingdom of Jerusalem during the Third Crusade.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Jordanes Theodoric
This Fordham University article provides a description of the early life of Theodoric written by a contemporary.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Lorenzo De Medici: Paternal Advice to a Cardinal
This site from the Medieval Sourcebook includes a letter written by Lorenzo De Medici to his son Giovanni in which he "warns his son to avoid vice and luxury."
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Charter of Lorris
This site from the Medieval Sourcebook of the the Fordham University presents the text of a charter granted by King Louis VII of France to the people of Lorris.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: St. Ignatius of Loyola
The Medieval Source Book provides an excerpt from St. Ignatius' famous Spiritual Exercises. This site also has links to other sites related to this topic.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Letter to the Archbishop of Mainz
Text of a letter written by Martin Luther to the Archbishop of Mainz in which Luther protests "the sale of indulgences to finance the building of a new cathedral."
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Marco Polo on the Tartars
Read Marco Polo's firsthand account of his medieval travels and the Tartars.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Life of Muhammad
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, gives a selection from Ibn Ishaq's biography of Muhammad written a century after his death.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Crusade of Louis Vii
This site from the Fordham University is a primary source document, written by Odo of Deuil, concerning the events of the Second Crusade, led by King Louis VII of France.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Francesco Petrarch: Letters, C 1372
This is an interesting site from the Medieval Sourcebook that lists some letters that Petrarch wrote to dead figures of the past. It will provide the researcher with a better understanding of the great historian and humanist.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Marco Polo: The Glories of Kinsay
Actual text of Marco Polo that describes "The Glories of Kinsay."
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Procopius: Secret History, Extracts
Fordham University offers extracts from the "Secret History," written by Procopius, describing the dark side of Justinian's rule.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Reginald of Durham
This article presents the life of a merchant from Europe during the 12th Century.
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Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Fidel Castro 2nd Declaration
This site contains the text of a speech delivered by Castro on February 4, 1962 titled "The Second Declaration of Havana." In this speech you can see Castro's Marxist-Leninist ideology.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Sadi
This site from Fordham University contains a copy of Sa'di's poem "The Bustan".
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Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Proposal for a Canal Users'
Fordham University gives the speech by Egyptian President Nasser which mentions previous attempts to negotiate with Britain and France, the results, and the refusal to negotiate the canal away by establishing a "canal usesrs' association."
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Urban's Speech at Council of Clermont
Fordham University provides an account of the speech given by Poper Urban II, in which he called for the First Crusade. Urban gave the speech at the Council of Clermont in 1095. This version of the speech is the recorded memory of the...
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Pope's Call for the 1st Crusade
Fordham University provides an account of Urban II's speech, in which he called for the First Crusade. Given at the Council of Clermont in 1095, this version of the speech was written by Robert the Monk 25 years after the actual event.