Season 6: Bulgarian Awakening

Season 6 covers 1807-1878 as Bulgarian national consciousness begins to awaken and the power of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans wanes.

139 Looking Back on Bulgarian Awakening, Part 2

This episode completes the recap of Season 6 by covering the years 1862-1878. In that time, reforms brought some greater prosperity to...

138 Looking Back on Bulgarian Awakening, Part 1

In this episode, we recap the years 1807 to 1862 as a series of wars and uprisings rapidly diminish Ottoman power and holdings in the...

137 The Congress of Berlin

After the San Stefano treaty provoked outrage in the capitals of Europe and a series of secret agreements for adjusting it were...