Episode 17 - The Illyrians
In the decades after the great upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars, a young Croatian named Ljudevit Gaj will launch the first movement for a united South Slavic state. The Latin American History Podcast ...
25 Nov 201733min
Episode 16 - The Last Augustus
Download Episode! Napoleon conquered Europe, including the Northwest Balkans, in a flash, and then just as quick, lost it all again. On the way, he found time to bring down the last (sort of) Roman E...
11 Nov 201730min
Episode 15 - Joseph II
Download Episode! In the 1780s, Emperor Joseph II attempted in vain to single-handedly drag the Habsburg Empire into the modern era. Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under...
28 Okt 201732min
Episode 14 - Lands of the Emperor
Download Episode! Today, we introduce the Habsburg Empire and take a tour round it. The History of Byzantium Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Main Maps Pa...
14 Okt 201733min
Episode 13 - The Balkan Wars Part II
Download Episode! In 1912-13, the Balkan states trounced the Ottomans one last time, before turning on each other over the spoils. Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY...
30 Sep 201731min
Episode 12 - The Balkan Wars Part I
Download Episode! Today, we open the final chapter in the Balkans before the Great War, taking a tour round what's left of Ottoman territory in Europe before seeing how the Balkan nation-states com...
16 Sep 201729min
Episode 11 - War on the Horizon
Download Episode! Serbia gets used to its new King as Europe sets the stage for World War I. Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
2 Sep 201727min
Episode 10 - Death of a Dynasty
Download Episode! King Alexander I ascended the Serbian throne at the age of 12 in 1889. He didn't know it, but he was to be the last of the Obrenović dynasty..... Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damian...
19 Aug 201734min
