069 The Fall of Albania
Following his humiliation defeat in the depths of winter, Sultan Mehmed is out for revenge against Stephen the Great of Moldavia. Then,...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jun 30, 2018
- 1 min
068 Scorched Earth
Feeling secure in the Balkans despite his ongoing war with Venice, Sultan Mehmed moves to Anatolia to challenge another Turkic state...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jun 14, 2018
- 1 min
067 Skanderbeg
With the Ottomans dominant in Morea, they can focus their full attention on Albania and Skanderbeg. The question is, can Skanderbeg...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jun 4, 2018
- 9 min
Eric's Travel Tips for Sofia
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- May 24, 2018
- 1 min
066 The Ottoman Venetian War
Mehmed’s relentless expansion continues unabated as another kingdom falls and war begins with Venice. But can the Pope bring together a...
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Eric D. Halsey
- May 17, 2018
- 1 min
065 Mehmed the Conqueror
After some setbacks, Sultan Mehmed really gets his conquests underway, mounting invasions in Anatolia, Albania, Greece, and Serbia. His...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Apr 28, 2018
- 1 min
064 The Siege of Belgrade
Following his conquest of Constantinople, Mehmed sets his eyes on new conquests: namely the destruction of Serbia. The first part of this...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Apr 23, 2018
- 1 min
063 The Death of Byzantium
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...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Mar 31, 2018
- 1 min
062 A Final Crusade
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.
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Eric D. Halsey
- Mar 24, 2018
- 1 min
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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