Two brothers will fight for the Hungarian throne as Eastern and Central Europe are reshaped by new rulers. Far to the West, a new...

Sultan Mehmed II's son Bayezid II has come to the throne while his brother starts a civil war to gain the throne for himself. The...

The Ottomans are on the offensive following their victory over Venice. The question is: where will the blows strike and will Sultan...

Following his humiliation defeat in the depths of winter, Sultan Mehmed is out for revenge against Stephen the Great of Moldavia. Then,...

Feeling secure in the Balkans despite his ongoing war with Venice, Sultan Mehmed moves to Anatolia to challenge another Turkic state...

With the Ottomans dominant in Morea, they can focus their full attention on Albania and Skanderbeg. The question is, can Skanderbeg...

Obviously after 5 years living in Sofia, I have strong feelings about the city. More than any of the 5 places I’ve lived long-term in my...

Mehmed’s relentless expansion continues unabated as another kingdom falls and war begins with Venice. But can the Pope bring together a...

After some setbacks, Sultan Mehmed really gets his conquests underway, mounting invasions in Anatolia, Albania, Greece, and Serbia. His...

Following his conquest of Constantinople, Mehmed sets his eyes on new conquests: namely the destruction of Serbia. The first part of this...

It’s finally here, after years of preparation, Sultan Mehmed is ready to deal a killing blow to the Byzantine Empire. With an army at his...

The militant regent of Hungary John Hunyadi won’t take no for an answer, so he musters the forces of the west for a final crusade.

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...

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.

The plan was that following the Ottoman Civil War, some peace and consolidation was what the Empire needed. But things turned out very...

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

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

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.

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...