Byzantium And The Crusades

The Fall of Constantinople Episode 6 "Gunpowder and Cannons"

October 16, 2021 Nick Holmes Season 12 Episode 6
Byzantium And The Crusades
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 6 "Gunpowder and Cannons"
Show Notes

By 1452, the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II had decided to launch a huge attack on the ancient city of Constantinople. But as he gathered his army from all over his dominions, he knew that he would need more than soldiers. To breach the ancient walls he would need gunpowder and cannons!