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In 1202, zealous western Christians gathered in Venice determined to liberate Jerusalem from the grip of Islam. But the crusaders never made it to the Holy Land. Steered forward by the shrewd Venetian doge, they descended instead on Constantinople, wreaking devastation so terrible... read more
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- Martin
- Marquis Boniface
- Murtzuphlus
- Villehardouin
- Isaac
- Thibaut
- Dandolo
- Prince Alexius
- Hugh
- Geoffrey
- Conrad
- Richard
- John
- Peter Capuano
- Philip
- Saladin
- Robert
- Henry
- Marie
- Zara
- William
- Gunther
- Manuel Comnenus
- Pope Innocent
- Halberstadt
- Virgin Mary
- Margaret
- Joan
- Thomas
- Alexius Iii
- Alberic
Setting & Locations edit
- Constantinople
- Venice
- Holy Land
- Jerusalem
- France
- Europe
- Egypt
- Rome
- Byzantium
- Flanders
- Hagia Sophia
- Italy
- Alexandria
- Blachernae
- England
- Germany
- Thessalonica
- Corfu
- Soissons
- Basel
- Asia Minor
- Antioch
- Bosphorus
- Paris
- Syria
- Greece
- Thrace
- Blois
- Crusader States
- Damascus
- Galata
- Troyes
- Bulgaria
- Hagenau
- Swabia
- Hungary
- Lisbon
- Spain
- Saint-pol
- Adrianople
- Niketas
- Montferrat
- Islam
- Amiens
- Aleppo
- Pisa
- Cairo
- Chartres
- Cyprus
First Sentence edit
IN APRIL 1204 the armies of the Fourth Crusade conquered and sacked Constantinople.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jonathan Phillips (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0670033502
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0670033502
Page Count: 400
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- Dewey: 949.503
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