Krum is dead, and with him his dream of conquering Constantinople. Now, his son Omurtag is only a boy and it remains to be seen whether...

A new Khan rises to power intent on crushing the Byzantines underfoot. The thing is, he just might have the cunning, skill, and brutality...

The Boyar reign of terror continues as they fight amongst themselves to decide the future of Bulgaria, and whether it will have a future....

With the central power of the Khans weakened, the noble Boyars have taken over. One after one, they murder and exile their way through...

"Avitohol lived 300 years. His clan was Dulo and he ascended to the throne in the fourth year of the serpent." In this episode, we see...

So we find Bulgaria at the beginning of the 8th century still dangerously positioned on what was so recently Byzantine land, sandwiched...

In the last episode we discussed the complex and chaotic series of events which led to the breakup of the Old Great Bulgaria based around...

It's the year 680. Byzantium marches with full strength to eradicate “a foul tribe” which has entered their borders fleeing an even more...

The shifting contours of this debate have often reflected not only academic interest, but political ones. Today we discuss the very...

Seeing as the next 100+ episodes are going to be audio, it's essential to begin with a good picture of the basic geography of Bulgaria...

The story I’m about to tell is one of a people who arose out of obscurity to create an empire which challenged, and often defeated the...