When the Fourth Crusade was launched, it was widely expected that the European crusaders would head to fight the Muslims for control of Jerusalem. Instead, the Fourth Crusade witnessed the crusaders sack the Byzantine capital of Constantinople, helping usher in the schism between Orthodox and Catholic Christians. Pears' book tells the story of that momentous event.
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When the Fourth Crusade was launched, it was widely expected that the European crusaders would head to fight the Muslims for control of Jerusalem. Instead, the Fourth Crusade witnessed the crusaders sack the Byzantine capital of Constantinople, helping usher in the schism between Orthodox and Catholic Christians. Pears' book tells the story of that momentous event.
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