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120 Drawing Lines
As Russia tries to position itself to set up a final agreement between advocates for an independent Bulgarian church and the...

Eric D. Halsey
Aug 31, 20204 min read


119 Mutually Assured Excommunication
As the battle between supporters of an independent Bulgarian church and the Patriarchate heats up, the Uniate church becomes an even...

Eric D. Halsey
Aug 27, 20205 min read


118 Balkan Smoke and Unifications
Tobacco and coffeehouses are growing in importance as markers of social status and places to plan political change. Meanwhile, two new...

Eric D. Halsey
Jul 24, 20203 min read


117 Soft Power
Following Russia's defeat in the Crimean War, it's forced to change its geopolitical strategy in the Balkans. Shut out of the ability to...

Eric D. Halsey
Jul 24, 20203 min read


116 In the European Style
As the Crimean War draws to a close, nothing much is changing and yet everything is changing. The war has helped bring even more European...

Eric D. Halsey
Jun 29, 20201 min read


115 The Crimean War
With the outbreak of the Crimean War, Bulgarians rush to see how they can aid the Russian cause and appeal to the Tsar for assistance...

Eric D. Halsey
Jun 8, 20203 min read


114 The End of The Concert
As the political fallout from the failed revolutions of 1848 reverberates throughout Europe, its impact finally reached Bulgaria as...

Eric D. Halsey
May 31, 20202 min read


113 The Spring of Nations
After the Great Powers of Europe spend the post-Napoleonic decades suppressing revolutionary movements in Ottoman lands, they finally...

Eric D. Halsey
May 16, 20202 min read


112 Tanzimat
As the young Abdulmejid I takes the throne, he has to immediately contend with the "Eastern Crisis" of 1840. Meanwhile, he launches the...

Eric D. Halsey
Apr 27, 20201 min read


111 Rebellions All the Way Down
As the Bulgarian National Revival ramps up with more and more books being published, rebellions break out throughout the Balkans....

Eric D. Halsey
Apr 26, 20202 min read


110 “The start of the Balkan tragedy”
In the aftermath of the fighting over Greece's independence, we take a moment to reflect on the stage being set for Bulgaria in the 19th...

Eric D. Halsey
Mar 10, 20201 min read


012 Покръстителят
Днешният епизод ще бъде разделен на две части като между тях ще направим кратка пауза. Първата част ще разгледа управлението на Борис I ,...

Eric D. Halsey
Mar 3, 20201 min read


109 The Auspicious Incident
As the Greek situation in their war of independence looks worse and worse, Sultan Mahmud II finally executes his masterstroke to begin...

Eric D. Halsey
Mar 3, 20201 min read


108 The Greek War of Independence
Following Serbia's successful revolt, the Greeks no see whether they can overcome the Ottoman military and Europe's newfound...

Eric D. Halsey
Feb 27, 20201 min read


107 The Congress of Vienna
With the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the European powers are defining a new way to relate to one another. Alongside this new "concert of...

Eric D. Halsey
Feb 20, 20201 min read


106 Karađorđe
As the Serbian Uprising and the Napoleonic Wars rage, shifting alliances create new geopolitical realities before anyone can adapt....

Eric D. Halsey
Jan 16, 20201 min read


105 Looking Back on Ottoman Decline, Part 2
This episode recaps the second half of Season 5, beginning with the 1683 Battle of Vienna and following how the 18th century...

Eric D. Halsey
Jan 15, 20201 min read


011 Езическият здрач и Сръбската зора
В последният епизод оставихме България в момент на сила и легитимност . Крум и Омуртаг заедно значително увеличават размера на държавата,...

Eric D. Halsey
Jan 14, 20201 min read


010 Строителят
В този епизод ще разберем какво се случва, когато един от най-свирепите и успешни военни лидери на България внезамно умира и бива...

Eric D. Halsey
Jan 14, 20201 min read


104 Looking Back on Ottoman Decline, Part 1
This episode recaps the first half of Season 5, beginning from the death of Suleiman and covering the long Ottoman wars with the...

Eric D. Halsey
Dec 28, 20191 min read
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