097 A New Century
In the aftermath of the Treaty of Karlowitz, the Ottomans have suffered perhaps the greatest series of setbacks in their history. With a...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Aug 27, 2019
- 1 min
096 Uprisings, Enlighteners, and the Great Turkish War
As the Austrian army closes in on Bulgarian lands, uprisings begin anew. But will the inspiration of men like Petar Parchevich and Petar...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Aug 5, 2019
- 1 min
095 The Second Tarnovo Uprising
As the Great Turkish War expands and intensifies, the Ottomans are pushed back on nearly every front. Greece and Hungary see historic...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jul 28, 2019
- 1 min
094 The Siege of Vienna
Despite a recent failed attack on Austria, Ottoman support for Protestant Hungarian Rebels against the Austrians has made war inevitable....
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jul 20, 2019
- 1 min
093 March to Europe
As the Venetian war in Crete winds down, new ones pop up with the Hapsburgs, Poles, and Russians. The Ottomans, led by the Köprülü...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jun 29, 2019
- 1 min
092 The Reign of Köprülü
One of the most devastating wars in European history is coming to an end, shaping the continent for centuries to come. At the same time,...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jun 22, 2019
- 1 min
091 Palace Intrigue
An Ottoman governor goes rogue and starts a war, the Sultan marches East at the head of his army for the first time in decades, and...
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Eric D. Halsey
- May 26, 2019
- 1 min
090 Sunni vs Shiite, Protestant vs Catholic
As the dynamic young Sultan Osman II tried to reform the Empire, it turns out the Empire would rather not be reformed. Rebellions,...
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Eric D. Halsey
- May 24, 2019
- 1 min
009 Кан Крум
Разминавайки се на косъм от смъртта си, Българската държава сега е на път да отвърне на удара. И точно навреме, защото в този момент...
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Eric D. Halsey
- May 24, 2019
- 1 min
008 Кръв и Боляри Част 2
Последния път приключихме с неуспешния опит за мир, водещ до отчаяното бягсто на кан Сабин в ръцете на византийците. Но за да обобщим,...
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Eric D. Halsey
- May 24, 2019
- 1 min
089 The Mad King and The Mad Sultan
The Ottomans are being challenged by the Spanish on the seas, by the Safavids in the East, and by a chaotic political situation in the...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Apr 29, 2019
- 1 min
088 The Changing Empire
From taxes and the army to trade and the economy, the Ottoman Empire is changing. In the first half of this episode, we go over those...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Apr 26, 2019
- 1 min
087 The First Tarnovo Uprising
From Thessaly to Anatolia and even in Bulgaria itself, rebellions continue to challenge Ottoman domination as a new force rises up to...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Mar 30, 2019
- 1 min
086 The Revenge of The Vassals
As corruption and mismanagement ravage the Ottoman Empire, rebellions spread ever further and three vassal states finally rise up to...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Mar 10, 2019
- 1 min
085 The Principalities Wither
As the Ottomans focus on fighting the Safavids off to the East, economic pressures are leading to increasing corruption and abuse of...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Mar 4, 2019
- 1 min
007 Кръв и оляри, част 1
България забива знамето си по времето на Аспарух, подчертава се по времето на Тервел, но скоро, мастилото ще бъде заменено с кръв....
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Eric D. Halsey
- Mar 4, 2019
- 1 min
006 Падението на династията Дуло
Първите 40 години на българската държава бяха истинска борба за оцеляване. Жонглирайки огромните задачи за изграждане на държава от...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Feb 25, 2019
- 1 min
084 Lepanto
With the coming of a fourth Ottoman-Venetian war, the power balance of the Mediterranean will be remade. Can Venice survive yet another...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Feb 23, 2019
- 2 min
083 Pirates and The World’s Greatest Con Man
The sons of Suleiman fight to the death to see who will control the Empire as geopolitics leads to the rising power of a class of...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jan 28, 2019
- 1 min
082 Looking Back on Ottoman Domination, Part 2
This episode recaps the Ottoman civil war, the doubling of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Selim, more intense fighting between the...
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