The Fall of Constantinople in 1453: The Ottoman Perspective
Written by Jon-Jo Armstrong. The conquest of Constantinople in 1453 shocked the late medieval world. It was an event of seismic...
THE FIRST CRUSADE
After centuries of Christian infighting, Pope Urban II made a decision that would echo down the ages, calling for the Princes, Lords and Barons of Europe, to take up arms against the Muslim infidel of the east. After the disastrous People’s Crusade of 1096, the Byzantine Emperor was less than thrilled at the thought of more ‘Franks’ arriving to help but, unlike Peter, the Hermit’s abysmal attempt, the so-called ‘Prince’s Crusade’ would have remarkably different results.
Written by Chris Riley
