67.1 Crimean War 1853 - Background

67.1 Crimean War 1853 - Background

The powers of Europe, especially Britain and France are concerned by the decline of the Ottoman Empire and growing power and ambition of Russia. This episode focuses on the problems of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, who descendants once ruled a mighty empire that threatened Christendom, but in the 1800's was struggling under the pressures of modernity and the threat of regions breaking away e.g. in Egypt, Arabia and the Balkans.

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Music: Chopin's Mazurka in C sharp minor, and Etude no. 3 in E major - 'Tristesse'; Mikhail Glinka - Trio Pathétique

Picture - Portrait of Sultan Mahmud II

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23.5 Las Navas de Tolosa 1212, Part 5

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23.4 Las Navas de Tolosa 1212, Part 4

23.4 Las Navas de Tolosa 1212, Part 4

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23.3 Las Navas de Tolosa 1212, Part 3, Medieval Spain, Rise of the Almohads

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23.2 Las Navas de Tolosa 1212, Part 2

23.2 Las Navas de Tolosa 1212, Part 2

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22.1 End of The Hundred Years War, Guest Episode on History of England Podcast

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21.4 Chateau Gaillard 1203-04, Part 4, King John, Philip II Augustus

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21.3 Sons of King Henry II of England Rebel, Encouraged by Philip II of France

21.3 Sons of King Henry II of England Rebel, Encouraged by Philip II of France

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