Османское завоевание Константинополя в английских хрониках второй половины XV – начала XVI века

Средние века. 2023. Т. 84. № 3. С. 129–146.

Рязанов П. А., Loshkareva M. E.

This article examines the reports submitted by the English chroniclers of the second half of the XV – early XVI century. The reports are dedicated to the capture of Constantinople in 1453 and the subsequent Turkish conquests. The analysis of a number of chronicles revealed the sources that guided their compilers, and it also concluded that the English chroniclers, in general, were aware of the main circumstances of the city’s fall and the ­increasing Turkish danger to southern Europe. Also of interest is the publishing activity of William Caxton (c. 1422–1491). He sympathized about the crusading movement and tried to encourage compatriots to support the idea of an anti-Turkish campaign. Information about the advance of the Turks in the Balkans is contained in the 1419–1461 continuation of the chronicle «Brut» and the eighth book (Liber ultimus) of the Universal Chronicle of Ranulf Higden (in English translation by J. Trevisa) – both were composed by Caxton.

Keywords: Англия, Byzantine Empire, Византийская империя, England, Constantinople, крестовый поход, Константинополь, English chronicles, crusade, Ottoman Turks, William Caxton, Mehmed II, Constantine XI, английские хроники, турки-османы, Уильям Кэкстон, Мехмед II, Константин XI