Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 44
And on the morrow the emperor and his son also besought the counts and the barons, for God’s sake, to go and quarter themselves...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 43
And he asks of thee, as thy son, to confirm those covenants in the same form, and the same manner, that he has done.”...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 42
Then the day began to dawn, and the host to put on their armour; and all gat them to their arms throughout the host,...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 41
And be it known to you, that never did God save any people from such peril as He saved the host that day; and...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 40
The Emperor Alexius Comes out for Battle, but Retires without AttackingThen the Emperor Alexius issued from the city, with all his forces, by other...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 39
Capture of Twenty-Five TowersNow may you hear of a strange deed of prowess; for the Doge of Venice, who was an old man, and...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 38
Assault of the CityThus their peril and toil lasted for nearly ten days, until, on a Thursday morning (I7th July I203) all things were...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 37
First Incidents of the AssaultThen did they bethink themselves of a very good device; for they enclosed the whole camp with good lists, and...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 36
They sojourned thus for four days. On the fifth day, the whole host were armed, and the divisions advanced on horseback, each in the...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 35
Well did they keep guard during the night; and on the morrow, at the hour of tierce, those who were in the tower of...
