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031 Déjà Vu All Over Again
Crusaders are heading for Jerusalem, someone is invading the Balkans, and the Seljuks are getting serious. Europe is changing fast, but...

Eric D. Halsey
Feb 17, 20171 min read


030 Cumans and Crusaders
With Pechenegs, Seljuks, Cumans, and Crusaders are all at the gates. Who will remake the future of Bulgaria and the Balkans? Below is an...

Eric D. Halsey
Feb 17, 20171 min read


029 The West Returns
The Normans are mounting a full invasion of the Byzantine controlled Balkans. After centuries away, the West is returning. Below are...

Eric D. Halsey
Feb 17, 20171 min read


28 Nikephorus Nikephorus Nikephorus Nikephorus
When the entire Byzantine world rises up against Constantinople, will the Bulgarians emerge from the ashes? Below is an image of Emperor...

Eric D. Halsey
Nov 2, 20161 min read


027 Heavy Are the Crowns
As the Byzantines are assaulted on all sides, an uprising is prepared for a descendent of Tsar Samuil. Another head will be crowned, but...

Eric D. Halsey
Sep 30, 20161 min read


026 If Byzantium Is The Sheep Who Is The Wolf?
A series of poor emperors weaken the Byzantines, a Bulgarian finally sits on the imperial throne, and a traitor is revealed. But as the...

Eric D. Halsey
Aug 31, 20161 min read


025 Domination, Rebellion, Domination
In this episode it's Domination, Rebellion, and more Domination. We're finally going to see how the Byzantines rule Bulgaria, and how the...

Eric D. Halsey
Aug 1, 20161 min read


024 Looking Back On The First Bulgarian Empire (Part 2)
This episode recaps all the events from Bulgaria’s conversion to Christianity to the epic collapse of the First Bulgarian Empire.

Eric D. Halsey
Jul 29, 20161 min read


023 Looking Back on the First Bulgarian Empire (Part 1)
This episode recaps every that has happened since Asparuh first ventured into the Byzantine world until the state he built finally...

Eric D. Halsey
Jul 29, 20161 min read


022 The Fall of the First Bulgarian Empire
And so it has come to this. 337 years after Asparukh first defeated the Byzantines and established a new state on the fringe of their...

Eric D. Halsey
Jul 16, 20161 min read


021 The Bulgar Slayer
The story of Tsar Samuil comes to a close as one of the most consequential and brutal battles of Bulgarian history sends the First...

Eric D. Halsey
Dec 19, 20151 min read


020 The Tightening Noose
Tsar Samuil fights back as the Byzantine Emperor Basil II campaigns to make the noose tighter… Below are images of Bulgarians ambushing...

Eric D. Halsey
Dec 6, 20151 min read


019 The Comet Burns The West
Following the collapse of the Western half of the Bulgarian Empire, the grandson of an Armenian King will take the reigns to fight...

Eric D. Halsey
Oct 20, 20151 min read


018 Farewell To The Dynasty, Farewell To The East
Bulgaria is caught between the might of the Kievan Rus and the fury of Byzantium. A Centuries old dynasty will fade to dust, but will...

Eric D. Halsey
Oct 4, 20151 min read


017 The Hermit and The Heretic
The 10th century was a time of religious radicals. Bulgaria will fight for survival as hermits and heretics reject the very foundations...

Eric D. Halsey
Jun 16, 20151 min read


016 A Peaceful Man Stands Alone
Tsar Peter I, son of the conqueror Tsar Simeon attempts to bring peace to his Empire and allow it to enjoy the fruits of his father's...

Eric D. Halsey
Apr 2, 20151 min read


015 An Emperor Beyond The Wall
The Byzantine Empire faces one of the worst defeats in its history, an emperor is crowned beyond the walls of Constantinople, and Simeon...

Eric D. Halsey
Feb 2, 20151 min read


014 A Master of The Balkans
The young Tsar Simeon shows the world what he's made of, making a bold strike against the Byzantines and expanding Bulgaria's size to...

Eric D. Halsey
Dec 29, 20141 min read


013 Bulgaria reborn
It's time for the Pagans to strike back, as the Boyars and their ally take the throne and attempt to turn back the clock on Bulgaria's...

Eric D. Halsey
Oct 11, 20141 min read


012 Saint and Tsar
With the new title comes a new religion as Tsar Boris attempts to transform Bulgaria into a Christian European power. But how will the...

Eric D. Halsey
Sep 11, 20141 min read
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