Daily Medieval

(It would be best to ready yesterday's post to understand where we are.) So the Fourth Crusade was now in Constantinople, waiting to ge...

After attacking Zara at the request of the Doge of Venice, Enrico Dandolo , the members of the Fourth Crusade headed toward Constantinople....

The Varangian Guard  were personal bodyguards for Byzantine emperors from the 10th to 14th centuries. The guards were primarily hired from N...

[see Part 1 here and Part 2 here ] [Meanwhile, In Constantinople...] Alexios IV Emperor Alexios III Angelos (c.1153-1211) over...