061 The Crusade of Varna
The west gathers its strength for a strike at the Ottomans on Bulgarian lands with the last Bulgarian royal in tow. But what will they...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Feb 27, 2018
- 1 min
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.
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Eric D. Halsey
- Feb 25, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jan 28, 2018
- 1 min
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....
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jan 14, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Dec 30, 2017
- 1 min
056 Looking Back on the Second Bulgarian Empire, Part 2
The second half of two shows recapping the history of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
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Eric D. Halsey
- Dec 28, 2017
- 1 min
055 Looking back on the Second Bulgarian Empire, Part 1
The first half of two shows recapping the history of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
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Eric D. Halsey
- Nov 27, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Nov 19, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Oct 30, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Oct 21, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Sep 21, 2017
- 1 min
050 Vassals
As the Ottomans expand, the Balkan states gradually become simple vassals. Tsar Ivan Shishman meeting Sultan Murad to give his...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Sep 6, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Aug 31, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Aug 28, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Aug 28, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jul 25, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jul 18, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jun 30, 2017
- 1 min
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,...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jun 21, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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