In this podcast, Professor Jonathan Phillips of Royal Holloway, University of London, provides an introduction to the Fourth Crusade.

1. What did the world look like in Europe and the Near/Middle East on the eve of the Fourth Crusade?
2. What role did Pope Innocent III play in the Fourth Crusade?
3. How weak was the Byzantine Empire on the eve of the Fourth Crusade? Why was it so vulnerable?
4. Who were the main participants in the Fourth Crusade? How did it develop?
5. Why does the Crusade not proceed to Alexandria? Why do they head to Constantinople?
6. The Sack of Constantinople.
7. What was the response of Pope Innocent III? What did the Greeks think?
8. How does the Crusade develop after the fall of Constantinople?
9. What was the legacy and significance of the Fourth Crusade?
10. How have interpretations of the Fourth Crusade changed over time?

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