History of Central Europe
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Podcast Overview
<p>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.</p><p></p><p>In the show, we'll tell a history 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 Medieval Period to the Modern Day.</p><p></p><p>Have questions or comments? Contact me at betweentheseas@zohomail.com</p>
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11/11/2024
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Recent Episodes
July 17, 2026
Medieval Hungary – an Aspiring Latin Empire
<p>In this episode, we focus on the Kingdom of Hungary from the mid 12th century to the start of the 13th. This is an important time in Hungarian History, and lays the groundwork for their century of change, through internal strife, and foreign invasions of all of their neighbors. At the heart of the conflicts is a search for identity beyond the exploits of their traditional past, and their search will tie them in with the changes taking place across the continent.</p><p>New episodes coming when I get around to it...</p><p>Have a question or comment? Contact me at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:BetweentheSeas@zohomail.com">BetweentheSeas@zohomail.com</a></p><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><p>Intro: Zachary Wheeler and Nathaniel Scarborough, "Hej, Sokoły" folk tune</p><p>Outro: Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 (London Symphony Orchestra 1960)</p><p>Engel, Pal. The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary. International Library of Historical Studies, 2005.</p><p>Cantor, Norman. The Civilization of the Middle Ages. Harper Perennial, 1993.</p><p>Berend, Nora. Urbanczyk, Przemyslaw. Wiszewski, Przemyslaw. Central Europe in the High Middle Ages: Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland, C.900-C.1300. Cambridge University Press, 2014.</p><p>Rady, Martyn. The Middle Kingdoms. Basic Books, 2023.</p>
May 21, 2026
Late Kievan Russia
<p>In this episode, we descend upon the Greater Riverlands, to discuss the last century of organized political life in the Kievan Rus. Like elsewhere in Inner Europe, it is a time of political fragmentation and dynastic struggle, but also one of rapid development, and a flourishing culture. There truly was no society quite like the Medieval Kievan Rus, before or since.</p><p>Have a question or comment? Contact me at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:BetweentheSeas@zohomail.com">BetweentheSeas@zohomail.com</a></p><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><p>Intro: Zachary Wheeler and Nathaniel Scarborough, "Hej, Sokoły" folk tune</p><p>Outro: Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 (London Symphony Orchestra 1960)</p><p>Vernadsky, George. Kievan Russia. Yale University Press, 1948.</p><p>Berend, Nora. Urbanczyk, Przemyslaw. Wiszewski, Przemyslaw. Central Europe in the High Middle Ages: Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland, C.900-C.1300. Cambridge University Press, 2014.</p><p>Obolensky, Dimitri. The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe 500-1453. Praeger Publishers, 1971.</p><p>Christiansen, Eric. The Northern Crusades: Second Edition. Penguin Books, 1998.</p>
April 3, 2026
The Medieval Polish Patchwork
<p>In this episode, we descend into the first 100 years of the Polish Fragmentation Period, wherein Boleslaw III Wrymouth's Seniorate System cracks, and then dissolves into an abundance of warring principalities. Ultimately, the period would not be all decline, as several important social and cultural changes would find the room they needed to grow, and later strengthen a Polish revival.</p><p>New episodes every Thursday!</p><p>Have a question or comment? Contact me at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:BetweentheSeas@zohomail.com">BetweentheSeas@zohomail.com</a></p><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><p>Intro: Zachary Wheeler and Nathaniel Scarborough, "Hej, Sokoły" folk tune</p><p>Outro: Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 (London Symphony Orchestra 1960)</p><p>Berend, Nora. Urbanczyk, Przemyslaw. Wiszewski, Przemyslaw. Central Europe in the High Middle Ages: Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland, C.900-C.1300. Cambridge University Press, 2014.</p><p>Davies, Norman. Moorhouse, Roger. Microcosm: A Portrait of a Central European City. Jonathan Cape, 2002.</p><p>Davies, Norman. God’s Playground: A History of Poland Volume 1: Origins to 1795. Columbia University Press, 2005.</p>
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- What is History of Central Europe?
<p>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.</p><p></p><p>In the show, we'll tell a history 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 Medieval Period to the Modern Day.</p><p></p><p>Have questions or comments? Contact me at betweentheseas@zohomail.com</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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