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Vlad The Impaler

Short History Of...

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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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