The Fall of Constantinople: Being the Story of the Fourth CrusadeLongmans, Green and Company, 1885 - 413 páginas The Fall of Constantinople: Being the Story of the Fourth Crusade by Edwin Pears, first published in 1885, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... object of Innocent's pontificate would be thwarted and his influence proportionately decreased . In connection with the conduct of Innocent , the contro- versy of the last fifteen years has amply demonstrated that Philip von Schwaben ...
... object of Innocent's pontificate would be thwarted and his influence proportionately decreased . In connection with the conduct of Innocent , the contro- versy of the last fifteen years has amply demonstrated that Philip von Schwaben ...
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... object is different from that of any of them . While occupied during my residence in Constanti- nople in the study of Byzantine history , I arrived at the conclusion that the diversion of the Fourth Crusade caused the introduction of ...
... object is different from that of any of them . While occupied during my residence in Constanti- nople in the study of Byzantine history , I arrived at the conclusion that the diversion of the Fourth Crusade caused the introduction of ...
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... object by the dread of a riot . Absolutism had gradually undermined the municipal spirit , and was always tempered by fear of the masses of the capital . The soldier had been separated from the citizen . Byzantium preserved the bad ...
... object by the dread of a riot . Absolutism had gradually undermined the municipal spirit , and was always tempered by fear of the masses of the capital . The soldier had been separated from the citizen . Byzantium preserved the bad ...
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... object the benefit of humanity . Self - sacrifice for the benefit of others is of the essence of Christianity , and may yet , deriving its arguments from early Christian teaching , be capable of advocating opinions and bringing about ...
... object the benefit of humanity . Self - sacrifice for the benefit of others is of the essence of Christianity , and may yet , deriving its arguments from early Christian teaching , be capable of advocating opinions and bringing about ...
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... object of a series of attacks . The invaders , though often defeated , were as continually reinforced by new emigrants , tempted by the rich rewards to be obtained by the sack of wealthy cities and the plunder of comparatively civilised ...
... object of a series of attacks . The invaders , though often defeated , were as continually reinforced by new emigrants , tempted by the rich rewards to be obtained by the sack of wealthy cities and the plunder of comparatively civilised ...
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