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Islam vs Christianity: The Fall of Constantinople - Historian Roger Crowley
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In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with historian and author Roger Crowley to explore the extraordinary fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the final collapse of the Byzantine Empire. We discuss Mehmed II’s Ottoman conquest, Constantine XI’s last stand, the religious struggle between Islam and Christianity, the revolutionary military technology that finally breached Constantinople’s legendary walls, and what happened when the city fell. We also explore the transformation of Hagia Sophia, the shockwaves the conquest sent across Europe, and what the fall of a civilisation that had survived for over 1,000 years can teach the West today. A fascinating conversation about empire, faith, war, and why no civilisation should ever take its survival for granted.
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