History A-Level
Causes and course of the Fourth Crusade
What Causes and course of the Fourth Crusade means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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An expedition (c.1198–1204) in which the crusaders could not meet their debt, leading to the diversion to Zara in 1202 and then to Constantinople.
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