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Doctor in history Andrei Pogăciaș talks to journalist Matei Udrea about the extraordinary destiny of Mihai Viteazul. Whose son was the grand duke (both literally and figuratively)? How did he become a ruler? What army did he have and roughly how many men could he muster under arms? Why did he resort to mercenaries and from how many countries were they? How did he end up in the Holy League led by the Pope? Was it a victory at Călugareni? Was the meeting with Sinan Pasha on the battlefield real? How much did the voivod's armor weigh? Who, in fact, gave the decisive blow to the Turks at Giurgiu? Why didn't Michael advance to Adrianople? How did he win at Şelimbăr? Why did Basta kill him? What happened to the body? How did Michael the Brave's head get beyond Odessa in the First World War? The whole story, in this episode of the History Collector podcast.