The Fall of Constantinople: Being the Story of the Fourth CrusadeThe 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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... with but few interruptions . No other government has ever existed in Europe which has secured for so long a period the like advantages to its people . had centralisa- the empire . Under the rulers of the 4 THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE .
... with but few interruptions . No other government has ever existed in Europe which has secured for so long a period the like advantages to its people . had centralisa- the empire . Under the rulers of the 4 THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE .
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... existed . Perhaps it was inevit- able that under the circumstances centralisation should be preferred by the emperors to local government , and should ultimately triumph . In the absence of the modern devices of representative ...
... existed . Perhaps it was inevit- able that under the circumstances centralisation should be preferred by the emperors to local government , and should ultimately triumph . In the absence of the modern devices of representative ...
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... existed in the most prosperous days of Venice than that which exists or has existed in Russia . If the latter empire is the successor and representative of the imperial rule of New Rome , Venice was in a still more striking manner the ...
... existed in the most prosperous days of Venice than that which exists or has existed in Russia . If the latter empire is the successor and representative of the imperial rule of New Rome , Venice was in a still more striking manner the ...
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... existed as the first barrier of Christendom against the inroads of Asiatic races . Armenia had been invaded by the Seljuks or Togrul by other Turks as early as 1016 , and from that time was the Armenia . object of a series of attacks ...
... existed as the first barrier of Christendom against the inroads of Asiatic races . Armenia had been invaded by the Seljuks or Togrul by other Turks as early as 1016 , and from that time was the Armenia . object of a series of attacks ...
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... existed among their own followers that Alexis was what he claimed to be . Even the Emperor's brother shared this fear , and the pretender might have given much more serious trouble than he did if he had not been murdered in a private ...
... existed among their own followers that Alexis was what he claimed to be . Even the Emperor's brother shared this fear , and the pretender might have given much more serious trouble than he did if he had not been murdered in a private ...
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