‘The Forgotten Empire behind the Crusades’: Interview by Alex Mallett for Crusading History podcast.

Description

In 1095, Byzantium called for help. In 1204, the crusaders sacked its capital of Constantinople. Between those two dates lies one of the most remarkable stories of the Middle Ages. Emperors and crusaders needed each other, distrusted each other, negotiated, fought, and repeatedly tried to use one another for their own ends. In this episode, we are joined by Professor Jonathan Harris (Royal Holloway, University of London) to discuss how a fragile alliance reshaped the eastern Mediterranean and why the relationship between Byzantium and the Crusades ended in one of the greatest disasters in medieval history.

Period	May 2026
Held at	Waseda University, Japan
Degree of Recognition	International