The many Crusades fought in medieval Europe
There wasn’t just one crusade but multiple crusades in medieval Europe from modern Spain all the way up to Russia as Tony McMahon discovers
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Resurrection: Ertugrul – medieval epic TV from Turkey
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Game of Thrones and the Knights Templar
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Constantinople – glorious Byzantine capital!
Constantinople was the capital of what we call the Byzantine Empire that ruled for a thousand years but was attacked in 1204 by crusaders
Fourth Crusade – Venice destroys Constantinople
In the Fourth Crusade, the Doge of Venice and an army of western crusaders destroyed the Byzantine Empire capital of Constantinople.
Constantinople – at the time of the Crusades
The sack of Constantinople by crusaders during the Fourth Crusade in 1204 was a battle of Christian against Christian
The Madaba map of Byzantine Jerusalem
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The destruction of Constantinople by the crusaders – the year 1204
Constantinople was a Christian city destroyed by Christian crusaders who ransacked this great metropolis for gain insead of attacking Saracens
Were the Crusades based on medieval Fake News?
Medieval fake news may have started two hundred years of Crusades with a forged letter from the Byzantine emperor to the Christian west begging for help
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