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 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, Crusaders diverted from their mission to the Holy Land and instead sacked Constantinople, the heart of the Byzantine Empire. Driven by a mix of financial debts, ...
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, ...
The Pope talks with Bartholomew I at the Vatican yesterday The Pope delivered an emotional apology to Orthodox Christians yesterday for the Catholic plundering of Constantinople eight centuries ago, ...