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23. The First of the Ottomans

Empire

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The Greatest Vampire of the Ball

Vlad the Impaler, who comes in the 1420s to Bursa. He tries to use extreme violence as a way of stopping further incursions. But his luck always runs out at a certain point either because you know, you're overwhelmed by numbers or you're sold by members of your own side. Vlad is quite effective at leading resistance in Valakia. So what's now broadly Western Romania against ultimate incursions? The rump of the Byzantine Empire except for Constantinople suddenly presents quite existential threats. We are going to try and convince people all over Europe that today, but to push back the Muslim infidels who are not just going to tear down our world after you've

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