Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece

Where was this produced?

This seal was probably made in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), which is where Emperor Henry of Flanders lived and ruled.


The Latin Empire in Constantinople

After the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade shifted their attention to the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople, they took the empire and its capital city in 1204. The crusaders were ruthless as they ravaged the city and its citizens, destroying places of worship, seizing war loot, and raping inhabitants who were unable to escape. 
So, when the crusaders founded the Latin Empire, it was on rocky foundations.  Although many crusaders saw this conquest as a success, the outcomes of the Fourth Crusade created a bitter relationship between Eastern and Western Christians.


 

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