About the lecture

In this module, we trace the decline of the Byzantine Empire, and the growth of the Ottoman Empire, in the centuries leading up to 1450.

About the lecturer

Jonathan Harris is professor of the History of Byzantium at Royal Holloway, University of London. Harris's research is in the area of Byzantine History 900-1460, relations between Byzantium and the west, especially during the Crusades and the Italian Renaissance, and the Greek diaspora after 1453. His recent publications include The Lost World of Byzantium (2015), The End of Byzantium (2010), Constantinople: Capital of Byzantium (2007).