Medievalists.net » Emperor Baldwin I of Constantinople http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 What Remains: Women, Relics and Remembrance in the Aftermath of the Fourth Crusade http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/remains-women-relics-remembrance-aftermath-fourth-crusade/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/remains-women-relics-remembrance-aftermath-fourth-crusade/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2014 16:00:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54303 After the fall of Constantinople to the Latin Crusaders in 1204 hundreds of relics were carried into the West as diplomatic gifts, memorabilia and tokens of victory. Yet many relics were alsosent privately between male crusaders and their spouses and female kin.

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