The second half of two shows recapping the history of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

The first half of two shows recapping the history of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

With Bulgaria reduced to just Vidin, can a Crusade of the finest French knights and a Hungarian King finally change the balance of power in the Balkans. An E...

From Anatolia to the Adriatic, from the Black Sea to Thessaly, Sultan Bayezid is expanding his empire in all directions. However, there are new challenges to...

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 be enough? Below is...

As the Ottomans expand, the Balkan states gradually become simple vassals. Tsar Ivan Shishman meeting Sultan Murad to give his sister Kera Tamara over to the...

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 Alexander with his second w...

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 his crusader army t...

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 become civil wars. B...

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 as Tsar of the Serbs...

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 lays in store for the f...

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, Turkey, taken by me...

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

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 Bulgaria’s territor...

As Bulgaria wrestles with the prospect of civil war, a new Empire emerges. In this episode, the entire region is remade. Below is a map of Bulgaria under the...

Can Bulgaria survive the fury of the Mongols and the reigns of children? Below are two French language maps showing the region from 1235-1251 and 1252 and 13...

In this episode, a Kingdom will become an Empire and an Empire will vanish. Alliances will be made and broken many times over, and Bulgaria will find itself ...

With the murder of Kaloyan, the extended members of the Asen family flee in all directions as Boril (the murderer?) comes to power. Can Boril hold onto the t...

In the aftermath of the fall of Constantinople, the world is more chaotic than it’s been in living memory. How will Tsar Kaloyan respond? Below is a map of t...

The Fourth Crusade goes wildly off track. The results will change everything. Below are three images depicting the siege of Constantinople by the Fourth Crus...