In 1204 the soldiers who had set out to retake Jerusalem in the Fourth Crusade changed course—but why? The result would change medieval Europe forever. THE FINAL ATTACKThis 15th-century miniature, ...
In April 1204, Crusader armies breached the walls of Constantinople after a brutal siege shaped by chance, wind, and desperation. What followed was not victory but catastrophe, as the greatest city in ...
The Pope has expressed his sorrow over the sacking of Constantinople by Catholic crusaders in 1204. His comments came during a visit by the spiritual leader of some 300 million Orthodox Christians, ...