The Founding of Poland
In this episode, we weave together the few sources of the Riverlands in the 10th and early 11th centuries with what we have already learned about Slavic societal development to tell a narrative of Pol...
25 Aug 20251h 5min
The Founding of Bohemia
In this episode, we focus in on the subregion of Bohemia, surrounded by the Sudetan mountains. We will summarize the early growth of its societies, specifically focusing on the period following the di...
18 Aug 202549min
Series 8: Conversions of the East (921 - 1038 AD)
In this series, we introduce finally the stories of the native-led conversions of the influential dyansties of eastern Inner Europe, namely, the Přemyslids of Bohemia, the Piasts of Poland, and the Ar...
11 Aug 202517min
The Byzantine Conquest of Bulgaria
In this episode, we focus once more on the southern frontier of Inner Europe, to see the bloody resolution of conflict between the First Bulgarian Empire and a revived Byzantium. This includes the rul...
4 Aug 202554min
Founding of the Holy Roman Empire
In this episode, we tell the narrative of the Renewal of the Roman Empire into the form later known as the "Holy Roman Empire", through following the narrative of the Saxon Ottonians of East Frankia f...
28 Jul 202557min
The Saxon-Slavic Frontier
In this episode, we descend to the marshes and forests of the Saxon-Slavic Frontier east of the Elbe, to introduce the development Saxon society through the lens of the brutal campaigns launched back ...
21 Jul 202545min
Series 7: Renovatio Imperii Romanorum (911 - 1018 AD)
In this series, we will look at the incredible stories of Imperial rebirth, which defined the Ottonian founding of what would become the Holy Roman Empire, as well as the Golden Age of the Macedonian ...
14 Jul 202515min
Rise of the Rus
New episodes every Monday!Have a question or comment? Contact me at BetweentheSeas@zohomail.comSourcesIntro: Zachary Wheeler and Nathaniel Scarborough, "Hej, Sokoły" folk tuneOutro: Antonín Dvořák, Se...
7 Jul 202544min
