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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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
Roman statues reused in the medieval period
In the medieval period – Roman statues were often cut up and reused as images of saints and biblical characters.
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.
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
Top medieval bad guys – Kings to Popes!
Tony McMahon looks at one medieval bad guy after another to decide who was the most evil man in the Middle Ages among popes and kings
The Fourth Crusade and the sack of Constantinople
Constantinople was destroyed during the Fourth Crusade – a treacherous act by Christian crusaders in the year 1204 led by Venice
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