As the Crimean War draws to a close, nothing much is changing and yet everything is changing. The war has helped bring even more European...

With the outbreak of the Crimean War, Bulgarians rush to see how they can aid the Russian cause and appeal to the Tsar for assistance aga...

As the political fallout from the failed revolutions of 1848 reverberates throughout Europe, its impact finally reached Bulgaria as refug...

After the Great Powers of Europe spend the post-Napoleonic decades suppressing revolutionary movements in Ottoman lands, they finally fac...

As the young Abdulmejid I takes the throne, he has to immediately contend with the "Eastern Crisis" of 1840. Meanwhile, he launches the T...

As the Bulgarian National Revival ramps up with more and more books being published, rebellions break out throughout the Balkans. Mahmud'...

In the aftermath of the fighting over Greece's independence, we take a moment to reflect on the stage being set for Bulgaria in the 19th ...

Днешният епизод ще бъде разделен на две части като между тях ще направим кратка пауза. Първата част ще разгледа управлението на Борис I ,...

As the Greek situation in their war of independence looks worse and worse, Sultan Mahmud II finally executes his masterstroke to begin re...

Following Serbia's successful revolt, the Greeks no see whether they can overcome the Ottoman military and Europe's newfound anti-revolut...

With the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the European powers are defining a new way to relate to one another. Alongside this new "concert of ...

As the Serbian Uprising and the Napoleonic Wars rage, shifting alliances create new geopolitical realities before anyone can adapt. Meanw...

This episode recaps the second half of Season 5, beginning with the 1683 Battle of Vienna and following how the 18th century fundamentall...

В последният епизод оставихме България в момент на сила и легитимност . Крум и Омуртаг заедно значително увеличават размера на държавата,...

В този епизод ще разберем какво се случва, когато един от най-свирепите и успешни военни лидери на България внезамно умира и бива заместе...

This episode recaps the first half of Season 5, beginning from the death of Suleiman and covering the long Ottoman wars with the Habsburg...

As the Ottomans struggle to fight Janissary supremacy and rampant banditry within their own borders, the twists and turns of the Napoleon...

With internal rebellions and powerful empires at the gates, the Ottomans are looking weaker than ever. However, the entrance of a certain...

As war between the Ottomans and the powerful Russian Empire intensifies, the resulting treaty will help redefine the Ottoman place in Eur...

The longest ever period of peace between the Ottomans and the European powers comes to an end just as Ottoman decentralization and increa...