Battle for the Mediterranean: Clash Of Civilisations
More than Just the Tudors
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51m
Julian Davidson returns to Istanbul to explore the decline and legacy of the great Ottoman Empire. In the third and final episode of this series, he covers the devastating impact of the Holy League's victory at the Battle of Lepanto in the Gulf of Patras and the Ottoman Empire's slow diminution thereafter.
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