79.4 Birth of Turkey 1922

79.4 Birth of Turkey 1922

Conclusion of the Turkish National Struggle 1919-1922. Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, leads the Turkish Nationalists against the armies of Greece.

The Battle of Sakarya River between the Turks and Greeks is a key battle of European history and shapes of the future of their respective countries.

Picture: Inferno of Smyrna

Music: The Charlston

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47.4 French Wars of Religion - Conclusion

47.4 French Wars of Religion - Conclusion

Conclusion of the French Wars of Religion. On the death of all four sons of Catherine de Medici, the Valois dynasty dies out, leaving a committed Protestant, Henry of Navarre, as heir to the throne. H...

19 Apr 201924min

47.3 St Bartholomew's Day Massacre

47.3 St Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Fighting breaks out in France between Protestants and Catholics in a series of conflicts known as the French Wars of Religion. The most infamous event of all is the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre 1572 ...

12 Apr 201916min

47.2 French Wars of Religion - Background

47.2 French Wars of Religion - Background

The Protestant Faith is spreading fast when Henry II (pictured) ascends to the throne of France in 1574. His early death destabilizes the French Crown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

4 Apr 201928min

47.1 Martin Luther, the Reformation and the Printing Press

47.1 Martin Luther, the Reformation and the Printing Press

Beginnings of the Reformation, triggered in 1517 by Martin Luther, whose ideas spread quickly thanks to the recent invention of the printing press. Also the economy of France flourishes during the rei...

29 Mar 201923min

46.4 Livonian Wars 1558-1583

46.4 Livonian Wars 1558-1583

The final years of Livonia Wars, the struggle for control of the southern Baltic coastline between Sweden, Denmark, Poland-Lithuania and Russia. King Stephan Bathory of Poland leads a campaign into Mu...

22 Feb 201925min

46.3 Ivan the Terrible and the Oprichnina

46.3 Ivan the Terrible and the Oprichnina

Ivan the Terrible, convinced of treachery all around him, orders the execution of anyone he suspects of disloyalty. He then creates the Oprichnina, a state within a state in Muscovy, and subjects his ...

15 Feb 201929min

46.2 History of  Medieval Scandinavia and Hanseatic League

46.2 History of Medieval Scandinavia and Hanseatic League

The History of Medieval Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea, and rivalries between the Hanseatic League (a naval merchant alliance), Denmark, Sweden and Poland-Lithuania Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

8 Feb 201923min

46.1 Battle of Ermes 1560, Fall of the Livonian Order

46.1 Battle of Ermes 1560, Fall of the Livonian Order

The Livonian Order, in decline for years, suffers defeat at the Battle of Ermes 1560 against an army of Ivan the Terrible, triggering a conflict to fill the power vacuum; the Northern Wars Hosted on A...

1 Feb 201925min

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