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BBC - Radio 4 In Our Time - The Siege of Vienna
THE SIEGE OF VIENNA

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In June 1683, a man called Kara Mustafa made a journey to Vienna. That a Muslim Turk should come to a Catholic city was not unusual, but Kara Mustafa did so at the head of the Ottoman Army. Vienna was the capital of the Hapsburg Empire and he intended to take it.

The ensuing siege, a tale of blood and drama, has been held responsible for many things, from the invention of the croissant to the creation of Viennese coffee. But most importantly, it has been used to define a series of boundaries, between Europe and Asia, Christian and Muslim, Hapsburg and Ottoman, that influence the view between Vienna and Istanbul to this day.

Contributors

Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter

Andrew Wheatcroft, Professor of International Publishing at Stirling University

Claire Norton, Lecturer in History at St Mary’s University, London