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The History of Yugoslavia

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

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Episode 1 - In the Beginning

Episode 1 - In the Beginning

Download Episode!   In this Introductory episode, I explain the concept of this podcast and give a lightning summary o... Read more

8 Apr 2017

13mins

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Episode 2 - Land of the Romans

Episode 2 - Land of the Romans

Download Episode! This week's episode explores the background to the Balkan national independence movements - the Otto... Read more

22 Apr 2017

24mins

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Episode 3 - The Serbian Uprising

Episode 3 - The Serbian Uprising

Download Episode!   Finally, time to get the first of the countries that will become Yugoslavia on the board, as a bun... Read more

6 May 2017

25mins

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Episode 4 - The Sick Man of Europe

Episode 4 - The Sick Man of Europe

Download Episode! After becoming Prince of Serbia in 1817,  Miloš Obrenović set about consolidating his position as an... Read more

19 May 2017

25mins

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Episode 5 - Greater Serbia

Episode 5 - Greater Serbia

Download Episode! This episode, we take a look at developments in Serbia under the reign of the much-maligned Prince ... Read more

3 Jun 2017

33mins

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Episode 5.5 - The Black Mountain

Episode 5.5 - The Black Mountain

Download Episode! Today, we get up to speed on what's been happening up until the 1850s in Serbia's neighbour, Monteneg... Read more

10 Jun 2017

20mins

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Episode 6 - The Obrenović Comeback Tour

Episode 6 - The Obrenović Comeback Tour

Download Episode! In 1858, Miloš and Mihailo Obrenović came back from exile. This week, we'll see what they got up to... Read more

24 Jun 2017

25mins

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Episode 7 - The Great Eastern Crisis Part I

Episode 7 - The Great Eastern Crisis Part I

Download Episode! Today, we enter the most important event in Serbia's history since the Second Uprising, as the Prin... Read more

15 Jul 2017

28mins

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Episode 8 - The Great Eastern Crisis Part II

Episode 8 - The Great Eastern Crisis Part II

Download Episode! The second half of the great war of the 1870s in the Balkans. Maps page including new map for 1878 he... Read more

22 Jul 2017

22mins

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Episode 9 - The Prince is Gone. Long Live the King!

Episode 9 - The Prince is Gone. Long Live the King!

Download Episode! So Serbia is now independent, and instead of just a Prince, it now has a King. OK. Now what? Theme ... Read more

5 Aug 2017

30mins

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