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Showing posts with label Geoffrey de Villehardouin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geoffrey de Villehardouin. Show all posts
31 March 2026

Henry II of Champagne

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We're going to look at the man who unexpectedly became King of Jerusalem in 1192. Henry was the son of the Count of Champagne, Henry I,...
15 February 2025

Placing Blame

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Yesterday we looked at Geoffrey de Villehardouin's account of the Fourth Crusade and how he managed to obscure any culpability of his i...
14 February 2025

Geoffrey's Account

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Remember Geoffrey de Villehardouin ? He was one of the leaders of the Fourth Crusade who negotiated with Venice to get the Crusaders across ...
07 February 2025

Geoffrey de Villehardouin

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The influence of Byzantine art and culture on Italy (especially in the 13th century) was discussed yesterday , and I referred obliquely to a...
27 June 2014

The (Disastrous) 4th Crusade, Part 2

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[see Part 1 here ] From Venice to Zara, and later to Constantinople Those members of the 4th Crusade who went to Venice were lodged ...
26 June 2014

The (Disastrous) 4th Crusade, Part 1

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The Kingdom of Jerusalem, established after the First Crusade by Europeans, had been re-conquered by Saladin in 1187. Much of that was rec...
25 June 2014

Simon de Montfort

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Plaque on the site of Montfort's death Simon de Montfort has been mentioned before, opposing Henry III , but that was the 6th Earl ...
24 June 2014

Enrico Dandolo

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This past Saturday, the 21st of June, was the anniversary of the death of Enrico Dandolo, the 42nd Doge of Venice. His tenure as Doge had...