As the battle between supporters of an independent Bulgarian church and the Patriarchate heats up, the Uniate church becomes an even...

Tobacco and coffeehouses are growing in importance as markers of social status and places to plan political change. Meanwhile, two new...

Following Russia's defeat in the Crimean War, it's forced to change its geopolitical strategy in the Balkans. Shut out of the ability to...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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....