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British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore discovers how Vienna marked Europe's front line in the struggle to defend both Christendom and the Catholic Church.

In the second episode of the series exploring the city of Vienna, British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore discovers how Vienna marked Europe's front line in the struggle to defend both Christendom from the Ottomans, and the Catholic Church from the Protestant revolutionaries who plotted to destroy it.

23 minutes

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Mon 11 Apr 202202:30GMT
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PresenterSimon Sebag Montefiore
ProducerDominic Ozanne
DirectorDominic Ozanne
Series ProducerRichard Downes
Executive ProducerMike Smith

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