The Normans

Hambledon Continuum

2007

XV, 345 p.

9781852855956

Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Empire of Christ; 2 The Rulers of the Empire; 3 The Search for Security; 4 The Passage of the First Crusade; 5 Jerusalem and Antioch; 6 Innovation and Continuity; 7 Andronicus; 8 Iron not Gold; 9 The Fall of Constantinople; 10 Recovery; 11 Survival; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

The first great city to which the Crusaders came in 1089 was Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. It was the key to the foundation, survival and ultimate eclipse of the crusading kingdom. The riches and sophistication of the city nevertheless made a lasting impression on the crusaders, and through them on western European culture.

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