The History of Yugoslavia

The History of Yugoslavia

A fortnightly podcast chronicling the amazing story of the now ex-country of Yugoslavia -its formation, heights, and collapse.

Episodes

Episode 1 - In the Beginning

April 8, 2017 • 13 mins
Download Episode!   In this Introductory episode, I explain the concept of this podcast and give a lightning summary of Balkan history up to the 18th Century. Hope you enjoy it!
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Episode 2 - Land of the Romans

April 22, 2017 • 24 mins
Download Episode! This week's episode explores the background to the Balkan national independence movements - the Ottoman Empire. Enjoy, and any comments or feedback are appreciated!
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Episode 3 - The Serbian Uprising

May 6, 2017 • 25 mins
Download Episode!   Finally, time to get the first of the countries that will become Yugoslavia on the board, as a bunch of disgruntled Janissaries inadvertently provoke the creation of modern Serbia.
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Episode 4 - The Sick Man of Europe

May 19, 2017 • 25 mins
Download Episode! After becoming Prince of Serbia in 1817,  Miloš Obrenović set about consolidating his position as an autocratic ruler. Further to the South, the Greeks start to get restless too....
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Episode 5 - Greater Serbia

June 3, 2017 • 33 mins
Download Episode! This episode, we take a look at developments in Serbia under the reign of the much-maligned Prince Alexander Karađorđević, and the origins of the Serb ethnic nationalist movement. Theme Music - "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Episode 5.5 - The Black Mountain

June 10, 2017 • 20 mins
Download Episode! Today, we get up to speed on what's been happening up until the 1850s in Serbia's neighbour, Montenegro. Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Episode 6 - The Obrenović Comeback Tour

June 24, 2017 • 25 mins
Download Episode! In 1858, Miloš and Mihailo Obrenović came back from exile. This week, we'll see what they got up to second time round. Also, there are now maps! Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Episode 7 - The Great Eastern Crisis Part I

July 15, 2017 • 28 mins
Download Episode! Today, we enter the most important event in Serbia's history since the Second Uprising, as the Principality goes to war with the Ottomans again. Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Episode 8 - The Great Eastern Crisis Part II

July 22, 2017 • 22 mins
Download Episode! The second half of the great war of the 1870s in the Balkans. Maps page including new map for 1878 here. Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Episode 9 - The Prince is Gone. Long Live the King!

August 5, 2017 • 30 mins
Download Episode! So Serbia is now independent, and instead of just a Prince, it now has a King. OK. Now what? Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Patreon Announcement

August 17, 2017 • 1 min

Hey all. Just a brief note about the podcast's new patreon page, at https://www.patreon.com/historyofyugoslavia

Thank you!

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Episode 10 - Death of a Dynasty

August 19, 2017 • 34 mins
Download Episode! King Alexander I ascended the Serbian throne at the age of 12 in 1889. He didn't know it, but he was to be the last of the Obrenović dynasty..... Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Episode 11 - War on the Horizon

September 2, 2017 • 27 mins
Download Episode! Serbia gets used to its new King as Europe sets the stage for World War I. Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Episode 12 - The Balkan Wars Part I

September 16, 2017 • 29 mins
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Episode 13 - The Balkan Wars Part II

September 30, 2017 • 31 mins
Download Episode! In 1912-13, the Balkan states trounced the Ottomans one last time, before turning on each other over the spoils. Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Main Maps Page Patreon
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Episode 14 - Lands of the Emperor

October 14, 2017 • 33 mins
Download Episode! Today, we introduce the Habsburg Empire and take a tour round it.   The History of Byzantium   Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0   Main Maps Page   Patreon
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Episode 15 - Joseph II

October 28, 2017 • 32 mins
Download Episode!   In the 1780s, Emperor Joseph II attempted in vain to single-handedly drag the Habsburg Empire into the modern era.   Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0   Main Maps Page   Patreon
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Episode 16 - The Last Augustus

November 11, 2017 • 30 mins
Download Episode! Napoleon conquered Europe, including the Northwest Balkans, in a flash, and then just as quick, lost it all again. On the way, he found time to bring down the last (sort of) Roman Emperor.   The History of Byzantium   Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0   Main Maps Page   Patreon
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Episode 17 - The Illyrians

November 25, 2017 • 33 mins
In the decades after the great upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars, a young Croatian named Ljudevit Gaj will launch the first movement for a united South Slavic state. The Latin American History Podcast Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0   Main Maps Page   Patreon
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Episode 18 - 1848

December 9, 2017 • 27 mins
Download Episode! The Great European Year of Revolution would be the greatest crisis the Habsburg Empire had faced since Napoleon, and Croatia would be far from exempt from the upheaval. Also, the birth of Vojvodina. Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0   Main Maps Page   Patreon
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