After the Ottoman's defeat the Serbian Lazar at the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, their new Sultan Bayezid I continued their ...

The Battle of Vaslui (1475) - one of the greatest military upsets in history. Prince Stephen III of Moldavia crushed[...] ...

It’s evening in a glorious palace on the Bosporus Strait. The stars are out, and the night is lit not just by them, but also by a sea of torches and campfires that surround the city of Constantinople, ...

Rise of Empires: Ottoman Season 2 picks up eight years after the conquest of Constantinople with Sultan Mehmed II at the height of his power. However, a new threat emerges in the form of Vlad the ...

King's College London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. For centuries empires were the dominant form of political organisation. In the west there is some degree of familiarity with ...

That is no country for old men,’ wrote Yeats, turning his gaze toward Byzantium as a symbol of civilisational order, ...

Rise of Empires: Ottoman is yet another Netflix original docuseries that seeks to spice up history with lavish dramatic reenactments, sexy visuals, and over-the-top battle sequences. Like the Roman ...

On May 29, 1453, Ottoman forces, under the leadership of Mehmet II, concluded their long and bloody siege of Constantinople by storming the city and overtaking it. According to Crowley, who works in ...

More recently than you might think. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Istanbul is a rare place. It's the only city to straddle ...

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