The Fourth Crusade
Event Type: Branch
Takes Place: 15th January 2026
Time: 20:00
Venue: Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, London NW11 6YD
Description: Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine empire (now known as Istanbul), survived both the fall of the Roman Empire and the expansion of Islam. By the twelfth century, it was the largest and most prosperous city in the Christian world, a repository of ancient art and literature and famed for its collection of relics connected with Jesus Christ. But in the year 1204, Constantinople was attacked, captured and pillaged not by a Muslim army but by one composed of Christian co-religionists who were supposedly on a crusade to recover Jerusalem. This lecture explores how that strange contradiction came about, what the consequences were and how these events still resonate today.
How to book: Just turn up, or email for Zoom details
Price: £5
Tel: 07818063594
Email: mandycaller@googlemail.com
Organiser: Mandy Caller
Lecturer: Professor Jonathan Harris
Comments: Fellowship House members pay £2 . All branch and national HA members are free. Email address above for 2025/6 branch membership
Region: London
Branch: Hampstead and North West London