083 Pirates and The World’s Greatest Con Man
The sons of Suleiman fight to the death to see who will control the Empire as geopolitics leads to the rising power of a class of powerful pirates in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, a con man takes cont...
23 Feb 201934min
082 Looking Back on Ottoman Domination, Part 2
This episode recaps the Ottoman civil war, the doubling of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Selim, more intense fighting between the Hungarians and Austrians, and the rise of Sultan Suleiman to bring t...
28 Jan 201928min
081 Looking Back on Ottoman Domination, Part 1
This episode recaps the first century or so of Ottoman rule following the destruction of the Second Bulgarian Empire, focusing on the rise of Hungary, battles between the Ottomans and Venice, conquest...
27 Jan 201929min
080 Bulgarians in the Early Years of Ottoman Domination
Often, the Bulgarian experience in the Ottoman Empire is portrayed as a singular one. In this episode, I unpack why that's wrong by delving into the experience of all kinds of Bulgarians during the fi...
23 Dec 201834min
079 Crescendo
The Ottomans are pushing on all fronts, attempting to exert control in the Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, and Central Europe. But as Suleiman grows older, the question lingers in the air: how much l...
2 Dec 201831min
078 A New Frontier
As Suleiman juggles wars in the East and the West, he finally takes the bold step of extending the frontier farther towards the heart of Europe. As intrigues swirl around the courts of Hungary, Moldav...
28 Nov 201838min
077 A Hungarian Requiem
As Sultan Suleiman marches toward the Hungarian border with the full might of the Ottoman Imperial Army at his back, who can stop him? The Hungarians? The Habsburgs? Supporters like you make this pod...
18 Nov 201828min
076 Suleiman the Magnificent
As a young man brimming with energy takes the Ottoman throne, the West is distracted. As shifting alliances and internal divisions turn one of the great European powers into a shadow of its former sel...
28 Okt 201831min
