The+Crusade+against+Constantinople+(1204)

The crusade against Constantinople (1204)

 * Up to this time the efforts of the crusaders had been directed solely toward the object for which the Holy War had been instituted. The crusade against Constantinople was different. Some crusaders wanted to take the power away from the Popes. One example is that on the death of Thibaud the crusaders chose Boniface as his successor who was in open conflict with the Popes at the time. By a treaty between the Venetians and the crusading chiefs, it was pre-arranged to share the riches of the Greek Empire. On 12 April, 1204, Constantinople was over run by the crusaders. The next day robbing of churches and palaces started. Many masterpieces were destroyed. Clerics and Knights took part in robbing the churches. The Venetians received half the stolen relics. Each crusader received something based on his rank.**
 * The first picture is a map of Constanople.** **The second picture is of the Crusaders attacking the wall Constanople.Because Constanople surrounded by water as seen in the map, the city is attacked primarily by boats.**