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Episode 229: Ottoman Menace
Season 1
Last time Suleiman the Magnificent came to the throne and immediately threw himself at the west. Before two years were out Belgrade and Rhodes were b…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 228: Suleiman the Magnificent
Season 1
Having covered the period between the Fall of Constantinople and 1520, we can now get into the most famous Ottoman Sultan of all: Suleiman the Magnif…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 227: Sultan of the Faith
Mehmet II's death leads to a brief power struggle between his two sons: Bayezid and Cem. In the end, the Janissaries pick Bayezid and Cem finds himse…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 226: After Constantinople
Season 1
We last left the Ottomans in May 1453, as Mehmet II triumphantly rode into the gates of a conquered Constantinople. After thousands of years, the Rom…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 225: The End of an Era
Marking the end of a turbulent beginning to the Sixteenth Century, the deaths of Henry VIII, Francis I, and Charles V (who technically abdicates befo…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 224: Give Peace a Chance
Season 1
Francis and Charles finally resolve their differences and western Europe gets a break from the carnage. But, as usual, the fate of Milan spoils the p…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 223: At It Again
Season 1
Unable to help himself, Francis I pushes Charles V and much of western Europe into war. Luckily for him, his talented General Montmorency takes the r…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 222: So, Back on the Continent
Season 1
It has been a while but let's catch up with Francis and Charles. Since his release, Francis I has made it abundantly clear that he has no intention o…
3 years, 5 months ago
Bonus: The Mongol Storm
Season 1
In his upcoming book, The Mongol Storm, historian Nicholas Morton discusses the vast subject that is the Mongol Empire. All of it. Here we talk about…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 221: The Not So Merry Wives of Henry VIII
In this episode, Anne Boleyn fails to produce a male heir (definitely NOT her fault) and loses her head while Henry does his best to enforce religiou…
3 years, 5 months ago