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060 Conquest
The new Sultan is still a teenager but he’s got revolts to put down and enemies to conquer. But it’s not going to be easy.

Eric D. Halsey
Feb 27, 20181 min read


059 When Peace Won’t Come
The plan was that following the Ottoman Civil War, some peace and consolidation was what the Empire needed. But things turned out very...

Eric D. Halsey
Feb 25, 20181 min read


058 War in the House of Osman
Following its disastrous loss at the Battle of Ankara and the capture of its Sultan Bayezid, the Ottoman Empire descends into civil war....

Eric D. Halsey
Jan 28, 20181 min read


057 Timur
As the West reels from the Battle of Nicopolis, Beyazid goes to Anatolia to challenge a powerful new rival fresh off building a massive...

Eric D. Halsey
Jan 14, 20181 min read


056 Looking Back on the Second Bulgarian Empire, Part 2
The second half of two shows recapping the history of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

Eric D. Halsey
Dec 30, 20171 min read


055 Looking back on the Second Bulgarian Empire, Part 1
The first half of two shows recapping the history of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

Eric D. Halsey
Dec 28, 20171 min read


054 Looking Back on Byzantine Domination
At the end of the Second Bulgarian Empire, let’s recap what happened during the roughly 150 years of Byzantine Domination that led to the...

Eric D. Halsey
Nov 27, 20171 min read


053 The End of Empires
With Bulgaria reduced to just Vidin, can a Crusade of the finest French knights and a Hungarian King finally change the balance of power...

Eric D. Halsey
Nov 19, 20171 min read


052 Bayezid, The Lightning Bolt
From Anatolia to the Adriatic, from the Black Sea to Thessaly, Sultan Bayezid is expanding his empire in all directions. However, there...

Eric D. Halsey
Oct 30, 20171 min read


051 Resistance
As the Ottomans under Murad march to conquest to the East, North, South, and West, the people of the Balkans begin to resist. But will it...

Eric D. Halsey
Oct 21, 20171 min read


050 Vassals
As the Ottomans expand, the Balkan states gradually become simple vassals. Tsar Ivan Shishman meeting Sultan Murad to give his...

Eric D. Halsey
Sep 21, 20171 min read


049 A Wasted Golden Age
As we reflect on the end of 4 decades of rule by Tsar Ivan Alexander, what can we see but a wasted golden age? Below is Tsar Ivan...

Eric D. Halsey
Sep 6, 20171 min read


048 A Disunited Front
Forces gather to check the growing power of the Ottomans but nothing goes according to plan. Below is a map of the path of Amadeus IV and...

Eric D. Halsey
Aug 31, 20171 min read


Podcast Extra 1
In the first ever podcast extra, I explain how one of the worst terrorist attacks of the 20th century happened on Bulgarian soil, and how...

Eric D. Halsey
Aug 28, 20171 min read


047 When All Wars Are Civil Wars
As the Byzantines, Serbs, and Bulgarians battle it out, there is one clear winner in it all. And it is in this moment, that all the wars...

Eric D. Halsey
Aug 28, 20171 min read


046 Tsar of the Serbs and the Greeks
Civil War returns to Byzantium as a new Empire emerges in the Balkans. Below is an artist’s depiction of the coronation of Stefan Dushan...

Eric D. Halsey
Jul 25, 20171 min read


045 The Rise of the Shishmani
A new Ruler rises out of Vidin, he’s young, brash, confident, and ready to take on Serbia and the Byzantines. But he had no idea what...

Eric D. Halsey
Jul 18, 20171 min read


044 Osman
Civil war comes to Constantinople, death comes to Turnovo, and Osman comes to Anatolia. Below is an image of the grave of Osman in Bursa,...

Eric D. Halsey
Jun 30, 20171 min read


043 The Tatars Reign
Coups, murders, and invasions continue as chaos surrounds the throne of Turnovo. Below is the flag of Chaka's father Nogai Khan (de facto...

Eric D. Halsey
Jun 21, 20171 min read


042 A Swineherd Takes No Prisoners
A paralyzed Tsar faces off against a world of enemies and a lowly pig farmer leads an empire-shattering rebellion. Below is a map showing...

Eric D. Halsey
May 22, 20171 min read
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