A word of introduction is necessary to explain the nature of this sketch of the history of Constantinople. It is the holiday-task, very pleasant to him, of a College don, to whom there is no city in the world so impressive and so fascinating as the ancient home of the Cæsars of the East. It is not intended to supersede the indispensable Murray. For a city so great, in which there is so much to see, a guide-book full of practical details is absolutely necessary. For this I can refer the rea...

Constantinople: The Story of the old Capital of the Empire by William. Illustrated by Sydney Cooperin 1900.William Holden Hutton was a British historian and a presbyter of the Church of England. He was Dean of Winchester cathedral from 1919 to 1930.

It is impossible to approach Constantinople without seeing the beauty and the wonder of its site. Whether you pass rapidly down the Bosphorus, between banks crowned with towers and houses and mosques, that stretch away hither and thither to distant hills, now bleak, now crowned with dark cypress groves; or up from the Sea of Marmora, watching the dome of S. Sophia that glitters above the closely packed houses, till you turn the point which brings you to the Golden Horn, crowded with shippi...

A word of introduction is necessary to explain the nature of this sketch of the history of Constantinople. It is the holiday-task, very pleasant to him, of a College don, to whom there is no city in the world so impressive and so fascinating as the ancient home of the Caesars of the East.

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"Where ocean bathes earth's footstool these sea-bowersBedeck its solid wavelets: wise was heWho blended shore with deep, with seaweed flowers,And Naiads' rivulets with Nereids' sea."Strictly speaking the peninsula on which the city stands is of the form of a trapezium. It juts out into the sea, beating back as it were the fierce waves of the Bosphorus, and forcing them to turn aside from their straight course and widen into the Sea of Marmora, which the ancient...

In the tumultuous era of the 12th and 13th centuries, England underwent a profound transformation. "King and Baronage" delves into the intricate relationship between the monarchy and the baronage, exploring the power struggles, alliances, and conflicts that shaped the nation's destiny. Through meticulous research and vivid prose, William Holden Hutton paints a captivating portrait of a pivotal period in English history, shedding light on the origins of Parliament, the rise of Magna Carta, ...

William Holden Hutton (1860-1930) was a British historian and Dean of Winchester Cathedral. In this slim volume, Hutton writes of the long period of feudal anarchy following the death of King Henry I in 1135, during which Henry's implacable daughter, Mathilda, battled the ineffectual King Stephen. Hutton then describes the turbulent reign of the great King Henry II, the reigns of Kings Richard, John, Henry III, and of the first two Edwards, rulers who whether weak or strong, rigid or resou...

In "The Church and the Barbarians," William Holden Hutton delves into the intricate relationship between Christianity and the various barbarian tribes that emerged as powerful entities during the early medieval period. Hutton expertly weaves an engaging narrative that harmonizes historical analysis with theological inquiry, employing a clear and accessible literary style that invites both scholars and general readers into this pivotal era. The book examines how the Church navigated its inf...

"Where ocean bathes earth's footstool these sea-bowers Bedeck its solid wavelets: wise was he Who blended shore with deep, with seaweed flowers, And Naiads' rivulets with Nereids' sea."Strictly speaking the peninsula on which the city stands is of the form of a trapezium. It juts out into the sea, beating back as it were the fierce waves of the Bosphorus, and forcing them to turn aside from their straight course and widen into the Sea of Marmora, which the ancients called the Propontis, na...