Porphyry And...

The blog of all things concerning The Porphyry Novels - a series of historical novels set during the Fall of Constantinople and the subsequent decades of the Fifteenth Century.

Sunday, 28 May 2017

On this day in 1453...

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29th May 1453, as FDR might have said, "a date which will live in infamy". The Roman Empire ends (although it has been something...

John Grant

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Who was John Grant? It was this question that drew me into the history of Constantinople in the first place. Grant - the legend goes - was...
Saturday, 27 May 2017

On this day in 1453...

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The 28th May was the last full day of the Byzantine Empire. After 52 days of pounding away at the walls with an unprecedentedly large batter...

The Fall of Constantinople

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The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire took place on 29 May 1453 after a 53-day siege. The Ottomans were commanded by the the...
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