
Vlad The Impaler
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The Origins of Vlad's Infamy and the Fall of Constantinople
This chapter explores the starkly different paths taken by Vlad and Radu, with a focus on Vlad's notorious reputation and the beginnings of his rule in Wallachia. It contextualizes Vlad's thirst for revenge against the backdrop of the Ottoman Empire's expansion marked by Sultan Mehmed II's conquest of Constantinople.
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