Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Read online

  CONTENTS.

  CHAPTER PAGE

  I. INTRODUCTORY II. THE AMBUSCADE III. CHANCELLOR RINALDO IV. THE BATTLE V. AFTER THE VICTORY VI. THE COURT FOOL VII. FATHER AND DAUGHTER VIII. THE ABBOT CONRAD IX. FILIAL DEVOTION X. THE TEMPTER XI. THE JOURNEY XII. THE TOLL XIII. CASTELLAMARE XIV. THE SIEGE XV. THE ANTIPOPE XVI. THE EMPEROR'S SLAVE XVII. AN EVIL SPIRIT XVIII. CONFIDENTIAL SECRETS XIX. THE CONSULS XX. THE ASSAULT XXI. THE EMPEROR'S POLICY XXII. VANITY XXIII. THE MEETING XXIV. THE WALK XXV. THE CAPTURE XXVI. TREACHERY XXVII. THE BETROTHAL XXVIII. THE POPULACE IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY XXIX. HUMILIATION XXX. AMUSEMENTS XXXI. AT RIVOLI XXXII. ALEXANDER'S AMBASSADOR XXXIII. A WARNING XXXIV. THE DIVORCED DUCHESS XXXV. LAON XXXVI. KNAVERY XXXVII. THE SPY XXXVIII. THE QUEEN OF FRANCE XXXIX. UNDER THE OAKS XL. A TRUE BISHOP XLI. A HARDENED SINNER XLII. THE ABBEY OF CLUNY XLIII. IN THE CLOISTER XLIV. POPE ALEXANDER III. XLV. A KNAVE'S STRATAGEM XLVI. THE SERMON XLVII. THE DUEL XLVIII. THE TRIUMPH OF FORCE XLIX. HERMENGARDE'S CONSTANCY L. THE CONSPIRATORS LI. THE TRIBUNE LII. SEDITION LIII. BARBAROSSA IN ROME LIV. THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY LV. THE HAND OF GOD LVI. CONCLUSION

  BARBAROSSA.