Brownworth describes Michael VIII as the emperor who recaptured Constantinople from the Latin Empire in 1261, entering through an unlocked gate with a handful of men and being crowned in the Hagia Sophia. Though he vowed to restore the empire, Brownworth says it was already too late to salvage its fortunes.
Also known as: Michael VIII Palaiologos
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Episode 16 (2 mentions)
Brownworth describes Michael VIII as the emperor who recaptured Constantinople from the Latin Empire in 1261, entering through an unlocked gate with a handful of men and being crowned in the Hagia Sophia. Though he vowed to restore the empire, Brownworth says it was already too late to salvage its fortunes.
“Michael the Eighth, watching from his base in Nicaea, decided that the time had come”
“The pathetic Latin Emperor Baldwin fled on a Venetian ship, and Michael entered the city”
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