091 Palace Intrigue
An Ottoman governor goes rogue and starts a war, the Sultan marches East at the head of his army for the first time in decades, and palace intrigue threatens everyone alike. Supporters like you make ...
22 Juni 201930min
090 Sunni vs Shiite, Protestant vs Catholic
As the dynamic young Sultan Osman II tried to reform the Empire, it turns out the Empire would rather not be reformed. Rebellions, invasions, corruption, and murder follow as the Ottoman Empire contin...
26 Maj 201928min
089 The Mad King and The Mad Sultan
The Ottomans are being challenged by the Spanish on the seas, by the Safavids in the East, and by a chaotic political situation in the Balkans. Meanwhile, the Sultanate will experience an unprecedente...
24 Maj 201935min
088 The Changing Empire
From taxes and the army to trade and the economy, the Ottoman Empire is changing. In the first half of this episode, we go over those changes as the 17th century finally dawns. Then, we see the Ottoma...
29 Apr 201929min
087 The First Tarnovo Uprising
From Thessaly to Anatolia and even in Bulgaria itself, rebellions continue to challenge Ottoman domination as a new force rises up to unite Moldavia, Romania, and Transylvania for the first time. Sup...
26 Apr 201931min
086 The Revenge of the Vassals
As corruption and mismanagement ravage the Ottoman Empire, rebellions spread ever further and three vassal states finally rise up to fight the Sultan. But with changes of leadership, murder, coups, an...
30 Mars 201933min
085 The Principalities Wither
As the Ottomans focus on fighting the Safavids off to the East, economic pressures are leading to increasing corruption and abuse of power throughout the Empire. Supporters like you make this podcast...
10 Mars 201926min
084 Lepanto
With the coming of a fourth Ottoman-Venetian war, the power balance of the Mediterranean will be remade. Can Venice survive yet another Ottoman onslaught? Will the Christian powers of Europe unite to ...
25 Feb 201931min
