Byzantium And The Crusades

The Fall of Constantinople Episode 11 "The Strain of War"

November 20, 2021 Nick Holmes Season 12 Episode 11
Byzantium And The Crusades
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 11 "The Strain of War"
Show Notes

Constantinople is surrounded. For seven weeks, it has endured Turkish attacks by land and sea. Its defenders have fought heroically but now they are exhausted. But so too are the Turks. Their losses have been huge and the Turkish Sultan, Mehmet II, starts to wonder whether he should call the siege off.