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In Our Time

The Battle of Lepanto

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the sea battle of Lepanto, in which the Christian forces of the Holy League defeated the Ottoman fleet of Selim II in 1571. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Diarmaid MacCulloch
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Fleet
Interviewed Guest:
Noel Malcolm