Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople
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"Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople" by Geoffrey of Villehardouin is a historical chronicle written in the early 13th century. As an eyewitness to the infamous sack of Constantinople in 1204, the knight-crusader delivers the oldest surviving French prose history. Written in epic style, Villehardouin narrates five years of crusading through battles, negotiations, and controversial sieges of Christian cities, blending military detail with religious justification while
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| Author | Villehardouin, Geoffroi de, 1150-1213? |
|---|---|
| Title | Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_la_Conqu%C3%AAte_de_Constantinople |
| Credits | Norm Wolcott |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere |
| Subject | Byzantine Empire -- History -- To 527 |
| Subject | Crusades -- Fourth, 1202-1204 |
| Subject | Istanbul (Turkey) -- History |
| Subject | Latin Empire, 1204-1261 |
| Subject | Venice (Italy) -- History -- 697-1508 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6032 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Sep 9, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 801 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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