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History of Everything: The Fall of Constantinople

History of Everything

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The Greatest Crusade in the Eastern Hemisphere

Constantinople was the greatest defensive point in the entire medieval world. The city's defenses were finally breached by the Knights of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Every single attempt to take Constantinople would fail. No matter what weapons, no matter what sea engines would be launched at the city,. anything.

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