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History of Central Europe

Follow a narrative history of the vast lands of Central Europe through new episodes every Monday. Here, we learn the traditions of the many rich cultures of the region, and follow them through their political highs and lows.In the show, we"ll gain an intimate union with the histories of modern day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland from the Early

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Series 10: Great Schisms; Conquerors' Penance (1054 -...

History of Central Europe ·

2025/11/10

In the introduction for series 10 of the show, we speak of the responses that societies will face due to the dramatic changes wrought in by the High Middle Ages. Among them, we single out the Great Schism as an introduction to the scene, and go over its short and long term reasons for occurring, as well as what a few of the many consequences would be for Inner Europe.Source ListNew episodes every Monday!Have a question or comment? Contact me at BetweentheSeas@zohomail.comSourcesIntro: Zachary

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High Medieval Identity and Society

History of Central Europe ·

2025/11/03

In this episode, we set up the context in which our next few series are to take place. The High Middle Ages will be a time of immense transformation for Inner Europe, a time where the world before and after would be almost unrecognizable. Still, it affected Inner Europe's many different societies in many different ways, and would present challenges as well as opportunities.New episodes every Monday!Have a question or comment? Contact me at BetweentheSeas@zohomail.comSourcesIntro: Zachary Wheeler and

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The Wars of Lech, Czech, Rus (and Arpad)

History of Central Europe ·

2025/10/20

In this episode, we catch up with the development and Christianization of Rus Civilization, and discuss its hybridization with the other societies of Inner Europe. In doing so, we introduce some of the dynastic conflicts, rapidly changing peripheral strongholds, and family ties that the non-imperial powers of Inner Europe would develop amongst themselves just prior to the flourishing of the High Middle Ages.New episodes every Monday! (Excepting this October!)Have a question or comment? Contact me at

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October 2025 Update

History of Central Europe ·

2025/09/29

An update for the schedule of October. Beyond the next two episodes (which have been delayed but will be out in the next two weeks), the remainder of October will have no new releases due to some travelling. In November, we will return with Series 10.Thank you for listening!

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Ottonian Legacy and the Salian Transfer

History of Central Europe ·

2025/09/22

In this episode, we continue the political narrative of the Renewed Roman Empire in the West by talking about the later Ottonians and the early Salians, the "Holy Emperors" who would transform the empire into its second major phase of political development, that of Imperial Autocracy, the "Salian Command Monarchy". We will also look at the gradual transformation and development of Imperial Identity. The general trend would be territorialization in the west, and the pursuit of hegemony in the

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Series 9: The Creation of Central Europe (983 - 1102 AD)

History of Central Europe ·

2025/09/15

In this series, we begin to see Inner Europe as a more defined society, interacting with entities as recognized entities, and with a shared Romano-German and Romano-Greek approach to relations. This will lead to the next chapter of development, and a new struggle for identity between public and private powers in the 11th century.New episodes every Monday!Have a question or comment? Contact me at BetweentheSeas@zohomail.comSourcesIntro: Zachary Wheeler and Nathaniel Scarborough, "Hej, Sokoły" folk

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The Founding of Hungary

History of Central Europe ·

2025/09/08

In this episode, we investigate the political overhauls that occurred after the end of the Magyar time of adventures. These would come hand in hand with the christianization of the clans, and the establishment of the Kingdom of Hungary with the concurrence of the pope and Emperor Otto III. The newly honored king though, St. Stephen of Hungary, would have a momentous challenge of reconquest ahead to stand a chance at successful consolidation. Around Hungary, other powers, namely the Kingdom of

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Episode 23: Founding of Poland

History of Central Europe ·

2025/08/25

In this episode, we weave together the few sources of the Riverlands in the 10th and early 11th centuries with what we have already learned about Slavic societal development to tell a narrative of Poland's foundation and consolidation under Mieszko I, Bolesław the Brave, and Mieszko II. In a mere half-century, they would go from a single semi-consolidate tribe under the Piasts in greater Poland, to a northern hegemony taking on and gaining victories over such powers as the Holy Roman Empire and the

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Episode 22: Founding of Bohemia

History of Central Europe ·

2025/08/18

In this episode, we focus in on the subregion of Bohemia, surrounded by the Sudetan mountains. We will summarize the early growth of its societies, specifically focusing on the period following the dissolution of Great Moravia and consolidation of the Bohemian Basin under the first Christian Přemyslid Dukes in the 10th century. Through their stories, we aim to learn how Bohemia was able to be consolidated into a strong and autonomous power for centuries to come, and what models will come to be

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Series 8: Conversions of the East (921 - 1038 AD)

History of Central Europe ·

2025/08/11

In this series, we introduce finally the stories of the native-led conversions of the influential dyansties of eastern Inner Europe, namely, the Přemyslids of Bohemia, the Piasts of Poland, and the Arpads of Hungary. With them will come the "birth" of their unique societies and written histories. To set up these stories in this introduction, we summarize a few of the important parallels in worldview between the traditional beliefs of Inner Europe and 10th century Catholic Christianity, which help to

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Episode 21: The Byzantine Conquest of Bulgaria

History of Central Europe ·

2025/08/04

In this episode, we focus once more on the southern frontier of Inner Europe, to see the bloody resolution of conflict between the First Bulgarian Empire and a revived Byzantium. This includes the rule of the tsar Peter I, but also the unexpected rise of the Cometopuli, led by the ambitious and talented conqueror and later Tsar Samuel. We will also discuss Byzantine administration during this time, the "Byzantine Golden Era", and how it was adapted for rule in the Balkans, and what influences it

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Episode 20: Founding of the Holy Roman Empire

History of Central Europe ·

2025/07/28

In this episode, we tell the narrative of the Renewal of the Roman Empire into the form later known as the "Holy Roman Empire", through following the narrative of the Saxon Ottonians of East Frankia from 918 to 983. In it, we break down the new society being created within the Germany of the 10th century, one based on consensus Kingship, and talk about the ideals of an Ottonian Emperor.New episodes every Monday!Have a question or comment? Contact me at BetweentheSeas@zohomail.comSourcesIntro:

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Episode 19: The Saxon-Slavic Frontier

History of Central Europe ·

2025/07/21

In this episode, we descend to the marshes and forests of the Saxon-Slavic Frontier east of the Elbe, to introduce the development Saxon society through the lens of the brutal campaigns launched back and forth across the river. In this episode, we both set up the future conflicts that will take place in this buffer area of the Western Riverlands, and learn more about the hardened soldiers who will restore the Roman Empire in the West.New episodes every Monday!Have a question or comment? Contact me

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Series 7: Renovatio Imperii Romanorum (911 - 1018 AD)

History of Central Europe ·

2025/07/14

In this series, we will look at the incredible stories of Imperial rebirth, which defined the Ottonian founding of what would become the Holy Roman Empire, as well as the Golden Age of the Macedonian Dynasty among the Balkans. In the introduction, we introduce the themes of cultural values and moral forces, immaterial motivations which will help these actors to overcome the stacking factors of fragmentation in Europe.New episodes every Monday!Have a question or comment? Contact me at

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44:06

Episode 18: the Rus Confederation

History of Central Europe ·

2025/07/07

New episodes every Monday!Have a question or comment? Contact me at BetweentheSeas@zohomail.comSourcesIntro: Zachary Wheeler and Nathaniel Scarborough, "Hej, Sokoły" folk tuneOutro: Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 (London Symphony Orchestra 1960)Schmidt, Knud Rahbek. The Social Structure of Russia in the Early Middle Ages. University of Aarhus. 1960.Nicolle, David. McBride, Angus. Armies of Medieval Russia 750-1250. Osprey Publishing, 1984.Stefanovich, Petr. The Political Organization

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Episode 17: Vikings and the Pagan Baltic

History of Central Europe ·

2025/06/30

We continue the series on the 2nd Time of Invasions by looking at the Scandinavians and Northern Europe during the Viking Age. We will examine what caused this expulsion of men and material into the pursuit of loot across the trading routes of Europe, as well as what the effects were of their sustained influence along the Southern Baltic Coast, which makes up part of Inner Europe. Along with this, we more formally introduce ourselves to the Pagan cultures of this Baltic Coast, from the Wendish Slavs

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Episode 16: The Magyar

History of Central Europe ·

2025/06/23

In this episode, we finally introduce the looming threat to Carpathia which has book-ended several of our previous episodes - the Magyar. We trace their mysterious origins near the Ural Mountains, the confederation of tribes which made them up, their migration into Pannonia, and their series of raids and domineering throughout Europe in the early 10th century, to ultimately answer the question: how was this confederation able to build a civilization within Pannonia?New episodes every Monday!Have a

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Series 6: The 2nd Dark Age (892 - 955 AD)

History of Central Europe ·

2025/06/16

In this series, we will see the aftermath of the disintegration of the Frankish Empire, through the eyes of its challengers within Inner Europe, namely the Magyar and the Pagans of the Baltic Coast (Scandinavian Vikings, Polabian Slavs, Balts). This will be the last push of peoples from East to West for some time, before that direction shifts into West to East. From this extended clash though, would come the profound hybridization of Inner European civilizations, into the High Medieval Age.New

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Episode 15: Vlastimirovic Serbia and the First...

History of Central Europe ·

2025/04/07

In this final episode of the Trial and Error Series on the 9th and early 10th centuries, we focus on two Balkan identities which are created in the tumultuous wars of the era: the Serbs and the Bulgarians. Both will find a way to unite many Slavic tribes of the Balkans, and both will incorporate Christianity into their new identity, though one will be built for autonomy, and one for imperial glory.The Series will take a few months break, but will return in late June with Series 6!Have a question or

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46:04

Episode 14: Great Moravia

History of Central Europe ·

2025/03/31

In this episode, we introduce the Rise and Fall of Great Moravia, a 9th century Slavic "Imperial Confederacy" which would attempt to unify several of the frontier slavic tribes of Pannonia and the Carpathians into an organization set against both the East Franks and the Bulgarians. Unlike previous confederacies, this one would be organized also around Christianity, which the missions of Cyril and Methodius would help to spread and make unique for Moravia.New episodes every Monday!Have a question or

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