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45.3 Siege of Malta
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20 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2018
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Philip II of Spain suffers a major setback by the failure to capture the port of Tripoli. Then in 1565 the Ottomans, in the ascendancy in the Mediterranean, attempt to capture the island of Malta, leading to one of most epic sieges of all time. Also, the passing away of Suleiman the Magnificent For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Dec 14, 2018
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Podcast episode
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