In a break from the main narrative we take a look at the new power to Russia’s south, the fascinating and mysterious Ottoman empire.
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This week we look at Ivan the Terrible's final years as Tsar, summarise his achievements, failures and legacy (and see what a couple of other Russian leaders, J.Stalin, and V.Putin thought of him) and then we'll finish off …
This week we look at the middle part of Ivan the Terrible's reign which starts well but then, for various reasons, goes rapidly downhill.
Period covered: circa 1550 - 1571
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We start the new year by looking at the overall European political/ geopolitical landscape in the early 16th century and then get stuck into the initial part of Ivan IV’s (AKA Ivan the Terrible's) time in charge of Moscow/Ru…
We reflect on the past 500 years of the Rus state, look at the impacts of the Mongol Invasion/Occupation and cover the reign of, Ivan the Great's son, Vasili III, who after 20 years of marriage, still doesn't have an heir...…
This week we’ll be covering the second part of Ivan III’s 43 year reign and seeing how things developed in a Moscow finally free of it’s Mongol shackles and with things surprisingly quiet on its western borders, or at least …
Byzantium collapses, the Golden Horde disintegrates, Novgorod falls and Moscow embarks on a 25 year long Civil War.
Period Covered 1425 - 1480
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This week we’ll be looking at the key regional players, Moscow of course, Lithuania, the Golden Horde, Novgorod plus a new one that comes to the party, Poland, and how all of them were impacted, either directly or indirectly…
Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy wins battles against the Mongols and the Lithuanians but do these victories prove to be a turning point?
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Ivan Kalita's son Simeon the Proud (or not so proud) pits his wits against Novgorod, Lithuania and a devastating pandemic.
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This week we’ll start by doing a mini ‘state of the nation’ and then we’ll be looking at the decline of Vladimir and the Rise of Moscow which covers the period from 1263 to 1340.
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This week we tie up some Mongolian loose ends, take a look at the Novgorod Republic and finally get to meet one of Russia's greatest heroes, Alexander Nevsky.
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This week we look at how the Rus were initially impacted by the Mongol Occupation, take in the Mongol advance into Eastern Europe and check out what was going on in Vladimir.
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Why did the Rus lose to the Mongols at the Kalka River?
What lessons did they learn and what did the Mongols do next?
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In this episode we’ll look at what happened to the Mongol army that had just crossed the Cacasus mountains, check in with Ogadei, Genghis Khan’s son and successor, cover what was going on over in the lands of the Rus and the…
This week we cover the further adventures of Temujin, who unites the Mongols, becomes Genghis Khan, conquers all of the neighbouring territories and then sends an expedition across the Caucasus mountains.
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This week we look at whether the Cumans were a major factor in the decline of Kiev, investigate what was going on in the city of Vladimir (the new Rus HQ) and check out the early years of a Mongolian lad named Temujin.
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This week we are back with the main story and looking at the fragmentation of Kievan Rus and the effective demise of Kiev.
But after that, who gets to be in charge of the Rus?
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In another short break from the chronological narrative we spend some time in the company of the Varangian Guard who were the elite bodyguards of the Byzantine emperors and who had strong connections to both the Rus and the …
Summer has ended and it's Autumn in Kiev (and Constantinople). Will we see an Indian Summer or will November's gloom descend upon the Rus?
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The sons of Yaroslav the Wise try ruling together - with mixed resultsWe also see the beginnings of Kievan fragmentation due to something called the ’appenage system’ and the appearance of a new troublesome people from the e…
Was Sviatopolk really accursed, was Yaroslav really wise and is this really the beginning of the Golden age of the Kievan Rus?
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In the first 'Checkpoint' episode we pause the narrative and take a look at what kind of state Kievan Rus was circa 1015, how it had developed to get to that point and how it compared to the Viking territories in Western Eur…
This week's story starts with a bitter rivalry between 3 brothers which within 8 years would leave 2 of them dead.
And then in the second half of the episode we’ll look at how the remaining sibling became one of the most not…