Episode 28: Suleiman fails to do what your host has done many times, Eat Breakfast in Vienna
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After reeling after his recent success, Suleiman was feeling himself and wanted to take on his big bad, Charles V. in Vienna. The Ottomans made it to the walls of Vienna, but as always Charles was nowhere near the hostilities with the Ottomans. Spoiler alert, but Suleiman's winning streak ends this episode.
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