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The fall of Constantinople is often considered to be one of the biggest blows to Christendom in history. However, the remaining Christian Kingdoms did not attempt to reclaim the ancient city. What if the Pope decided to declare a crusade to reclaim the Balkans and Anatolia around 1470 against the Ottomans? How would the Orthodox Christians react? How would things be different if the new crusade succeeded or failed?
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