Nicholas Robinson is a second-year MA student, under the direction of Dr. Felege-Selam Yirga. His current research focuses on the relationship between the Latin Crusaders and the Byzantine court during the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries. In particular, he is interested in the interactions between the converging ideologies of the crusading movement, the Byzantine court, and the Roman Catholic Church, and how these ideologies were revealed in both the written form and actions. In this particularity also lies a deeper interest in the works of Anna Komnene and Niketas Choniates and their relationship with the office of the emperor.

Research Interests: Middle-Byzantine, Ideology, Crusades, East-West Relations, 10-12th Centuries