The Great Betrayal: The Great Siege Of Constantinople
by Ernle Bradford /
2014 / English / EPUB
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An engrossing chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the fall of
the Holy Roman Empire, from the bestselling author of
An engrossing chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the fall of
the Holy Roman Empire, from the bestselling author ofThermopylae
Thermopylae.
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At the dawn of the thirteenth century, Constantinople stood as
the bastion of Christianity in Eastern Europe. The capital city
of the Byzantine Empire, it was a center of art, culture, and
commerce that had commanded trading routes between Asia, Russia,
and Europe for hundreds of years. But in 1204, the city suffered
a devastating attack that would spell the end of the Holy Roman
Empire.
At the dawn of the thirteenth century, Constantinople stood as
the bastion of Christianity in Eastern Europe. The capital city
of the Byzantine Empire, it was a center of art, culture, and
commerce that had commanded trading routes between Asia, Russia,
and Europe for hundreds of years. But in 1204, the city suffered
a devastating attack that would spell the end of the Holy Roman
Empire.
The army of the Fourth Crusade had set out to reclaim Jerusalem,
but under the sway of their Venetian patrons, the crusaders
diverted from their path in order to lay siege to Constantinople.
With longstanding tensions between the Roman Catholic and Eastern
Orthodox churches, the crusaders set arms against their Christian
neighbors, destroying a vital alliance between Eastern and
Western Rome.
The army of the Fourth Crusade had set out to reclaim Jerusalem,
but under the sway of their Venetian patrons, the crusaders
diverted from their path in order to lay siege to Constantinople.
With longstanding tensions between the Roman Catholic and Eastern
Orthodox churches, the crusaders set arms against their Christian
neighbors, destroying a vital alliance between Eastern and
Western Rome.
In
InThe Great Betrayal
The Great Betrayal, historian Ernle Bradford
brings to life this powerful tale of envy and greed,
demonstrating the far-reaching consequences this siege would have
across Europe for centuries to come.
, historian Ernle Bradford
brings to life this powerful tale of envy and greed,
demonstrating the far-reaching consequences this siege would have
across Europe for centuries to come.