Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Category: History Turkey Medieval 10th to 15thc Religion & Theology. In this volume, Crowley gives a complete. Roger Crowley's readable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a precursor to the current jihad between the West and the Middle East. When Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453, a remarkable era in world history ended. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history, and the end of the Byzantium Empire. All items are tracked and details are available on request. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. It was a bone in the throat of Allah.psychological as much as a military problem for the warriors of the Faith. Crowley claims that the young Sultan was obsessed by the capture of Constantinople. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. In 1453, Constantine was 48-years-of-age, Mehmet just 21.

Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. He is the author of a loose trilogy of books on the history of the Mediterranean: Constantinople: The Last Great Siege/1453 (2005), drawing on his interest.

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