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Sultan Mehmed leads an army, and a stunning new superweapon, against a last remnant of Christianity.

Sultan Mehmed leads an army, and a stunning new superweapon, against a last remnant of Christianity.

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S1, EP1 "The Siege of La Rochelle, the Battle of the Megastructures"

The Siege of La Rochelle (1627-28) climaxes the Protestant Huguenot rebellion against the French crown and leads to the rise of the absolute monarchy.

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S1 "The Siege of Orléans, Joan's Fortress"

French forces defend Orleans from an English army during a violent and pitiless siege between 1428 and 1429 during the Hundred Years' War.

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S1 "The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart"

English King Richard the Lionheart builds a formidable castle along France's Seine River to assert his supremacy over his rich and strategic lands in Normandy.

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S1, EP4 "The Siege of Alesia, Caesar's Greatest Victory"

A look at the siege of Alesia, a great battle between the Gauls and Romans that brought thousands of soldiers to the plains of France and is a classic example of siege warfare.

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S2, EP4 "Constantinople: The Emperor's Last Stand"

Sultan Mehmed leads an army, and a stunning new superweapon, against a last remnant of Christianity.

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S2, EP3 "The Great Siege of Malta"

Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, wants control of the Mediterranean Sea.

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S2, EP2 "Rhodes: The Ultimate Battle"

Despite an overwhelming force of men, the Ottomans, led by Soliman are unable to shake the fortifications of Rhodes.

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S2, EP1 "Acre: Clash of the Titans"

When Saladin invades Jerusalem, Philip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart put their rivalry aside to fight for Saint-John of Acre, a highly strategic port in the Holy land.

Built at strategic points and fitted with impressive defenses, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable.
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