20.2 Constantinople 1204, Part 2, Fourth Crusade

A History of Europe, Key Battles

Carl Rylett

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🗓️ 24 October 2015

⏱️ 55 minutes

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When crusaders arrived at Constantinople in 1203 they gazed in wonder, having never imagined that there could be so fine a place in the world. The 'Queen of Cities', founded by Constantine The Great in the early fourth century, had become imbued over the centuries with legends and Christian myths that gave the place a spiritual aura to match its physical grandeur. Yet in 1204 the city would be violently sacked and the once mighty Empire brought to its knees.

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0:32.4	Hello everyone. This is Robin Pearson from the History of Byzantium podcast.
0:43.4	I know you're familiar with the Eastern Roman Empire from Carl's coverage of the Battle of Yarmouk,
0:49.5	but the Byzantines were involved in a number of other key battles, which were epic and dramatic.
0:57.2	It's just that the Byzantines won, or clung on by the skin of their teeth, and so the status quo remained.
1:05.5	If you want to hear how the Eastern Romans shielded Europe from the rising tide of Islam, then check out the history of Byzantium.
1:09.3	For now, it's back to the Crusades. Welcome to a history of Europe, Key Battles.
1:23.6	The siege of Constantinople of 1203 to 1204. The Fourth Crusade. Part 2 of 2.
1:38.4	According to Norse Saga, in about 1110, a king of Norway and his band of followers were sailing back to their distant northern homeland after a pilgrimage to the Holy City.
1:51.0	They stopped off at a city named Miklagath, where their reception was magnificent.
1:58.0	The streets from the harbour to the palace were covered with precious cloth in his honour.
2:03.4	On reaching the palace, the visitors were ushered into a lavish banquet and gifted great chests filled with gold.
2:11.7	Finally they brought in a cloak of costly purple cloth and two gold rings for the king,
2:20.3	who stood and made an eloquent speech, thanking the ruler for his generosity.
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