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The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 and Its Consequences
29 May 1453: Mehmed II takes Constantinople. The siege, the stakes, then what followed: a tolled Bosphorus, a Europe seeking a way round, contested straits.
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An event, why it mattered, then its consequences in the short, medium and long term.
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29 May 1453: Mehmed II takes Constantinople. The siege, the stakes, then what followed: a tolled Bosphorus, a Europe seeking a way round, contested straits.