Too Broke for Jerusalem: A Crusade Sacks Constantinople Instead
Medieval Europe

Too Broke for Jerusalem: A Crusade Sacks Constantinople Instead

Mid-journey to Jerusalem, a Flemish count ran out of money—and the invoice he couldn't pay redrew the map of the medieval world.

Read the full story in the app

Untold Archives: one untold history story, every morning.

Download on the App Store
Medieval EuropeCrusadesVeniceByzantine EmpireDiplomacyDebt and FinanceReligion and PowerButterfly Effect

History is full of stories like this one.