The Bulgarian History Podcast

With the murder of Kaloyan, the extended members of the Asen family flee in all directions as Boril (the murderer?) comes to power. Can Boril hold onto the throne when family and foreign powers alike want him dead? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episod...

In the aftermath of the fall of Constantinople, the world is more chaotic than it's been in living memory. How will Tsar Kaloyan respond? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/037-the-roman-slayer

The Fourth Crusade goes wildly off track. The results will change everything. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/036-the-queen-of-cities

As the Byzantine Empire descends into chaos, three brothers all rise to become Tsars of the new Bulgarian state. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/035-three-brothers-three-tsars

As the Komnenian Restoration collapses, what new empire will emerge from the ashes? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/034-a-new-empire

A Byzantine Emperor dreams of a new Roman Empire dominating the Mediterranean world. Where will his dreams take him and the European world? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/033-dreams-of-a-new-empire

Crusaders are heading for Jerusalem, someone is invading the Balkans, and the Seljuks are getting serious. Europe is changing fast, but where will it all lead? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/déjà-vu-all-over-a...

Byzantium reaches new heights under a new Emperor and war returns to the Balkans. But what does it mean for Bulgaria? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/032-the-komnenian-restoration

With Pechenegs, Seljuks, Cumans, and Crusaders are all at the gates. Who will remake the future of Bulgaria and the Balkans? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/030-cumans-and-crusaders

The Normans are mounting a full invasion of the Byzantine controlled Balkans. After centuries away, the West is returning. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/029-the-west-returns

When the entire Byzantine world rises up against Constantinople, will the Bulgarians emerge from the ashes? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/28-nikephorus-nikephorus-nikephorus-nikephorus

As the Byzantines are assaulted on all sides, an uprising is prepared for a descendent of Tsar Samuil. Another head will be crowned, but can it remain?. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/027-heavy-are-the-crowns

A series of poor emperors weaken the Byzantines, a Bulgarian finally sits on the imperial throne, and a traitor is revealed. But as the Byzantines falter, their enemies look on with anticipation. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistory...

In this episode it's Domination, Rebellion, and more Domination. We're finally going to see how the Byzantines rule Bulgaria, and how the Bulgarians feel about being ruled. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/025-d...

In this episode we go look back at the second half of the First Bulgarian Empire in part 2 of a two part recap episode. Your support for these shows in appreciated. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/024-looking-b...

In this episode we go look back at the first half of the First Bulgarian Empire in part 1 of a two part recap episode. Your support for these shows in appreciated. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/023-looking-ba...

And so it has come to this. 337 years after Asparukh first defeated the Byzantines and established a new state on the fringe of their world that state has finally been destroyed. The dream fo so many Byzantine Emperors has been fulfilled. Now it remains to be seen what will happen to Bulgaria and the Bulgarians as they adjust to their new status as Byzantine subjects. Supporters like you make this...

The story of Tsar Samuil comes to a close as one of the most consequential battles of Bulgarian history sends the First Bulgarian Empire towards its end. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/021-the-bulgar-slayer Ch...

Tsar Samuil fights back as the Byzantine Emperor Basil II takes his time stripping away territories and options. Each year Basil campaigns, the noose gets a little bit tighter... Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts...

Following the collapse of the Eastern half of the Bulgarian Empire, the grandson of an Armenian King will take the reigns to fight disaster. But, how long can he succeed? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/019-the...

Bulgaria is caught between the might of the Kievan Rus and the fury of Byzantium. A Centuries old dynasty will fade to dust, but will Bulgaria perish as well? By a thread… Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/018-fa...

The Byzantine Empire faces one of the worst defeats in its history, an emperor is crowned beyond the walls of Constantinople, and Simeon the Great earns his title. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/015-an-emperor...

The 10th century was a time of religious radicals. Bulgaria will fight for survival as hermits and heretics reject the very foundations of its power. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/posts/017-the-hermit-and-the-heret...

Tsar Peter I, son of the conqueror Tsar Simeon attempts to bring peace to his Empire and allow it to enjoy the fruits of his father's conquests. But the world around Bulgaria isn't about to sit quietly. Can Peter hold onto the gains of his father and resist pressure from all sides? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perk...

The young Tsar Simeon shows the world what he's made of, making a bold strike against the Byzantines and expanding Bulgaria's size to encompass nearly the entire Balkans. But how secure is his throne and can Bulgaria sustain all that he's won? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You ca...