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 by covering the comparatively short reign of the last Rurikid Tsar, Ivan’s son, Feodor the first.

Period Covered    1572 - 1598

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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/Russia

Period covered 1533 - 1550 ish

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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....

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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 for the time being they were...

Period Covered 1480 to 1505

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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, by the actions of the last great nomadic conqueror to emerge from Eurasian Steppe, Tamerlane.

Period Covered  1389 - 1425

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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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