1.105 - Vasily I, Vytautas, and Toqtamish
The three rulers of Moscow, Lithuania and the Horde find themselves in a period of cooperation. It does not end as well as they might have hoped.
May 05, 2026•29 min•Season 1Ep. 105
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1.104 - Vytautas
Taking the crown of Poland gives Jogaila a new problem - how to govern Lithuania.
Apr 28, 2026•27 min•Season 1Ep. 104
1.103 - Baptizing Lithuania
With his own baptism, marriage, and coronation out of the way, Jogaila moves on to the other parts of his deal.
Apr 20, 2026•28 min•Season 1Ep. 103
1.102 - To Kreva
When Algirdas dies, he leaves his heir several problems. Their neighbors in Poland also have problems. Maybe they can help each other.
Apr 13, 2026•28 min•Season 1Ep. 102
1.101 - After Kulikovo
Dmitry Donskoy finds out that his victory was rather Pyrrhic.
Apr 06, 2026•28 min•Season 1Ep. 101
1.100 - The Battle of Kulikovo Part II
Was the Battle of Kulikovo the beginning of liberation from the Mongols?
Mar 23, 2026•28 min•Season 1Ep. 100
1.99 - The Battle of Kulikovo
The stand off with Mamai reaches its inevitable conclusion and Dmitry of Moscow earns himself a new name.
Mar 09, 2026•32 min•Season 1Ep. 99
1.98 - Mamai
As the Anarchy gets underway in the Horde, the Mamai, the commander of the western wing, tries to make himself the power behind the throne.
Mar 02, 2026•26 min•Season 1Ep. 98
1.97 - Dmitry Donskoy
Metropolitan Aleksey helps Ivan’s son Dmitry claim his father’s throne, but faces new challenges to his own authority..
Feb 23, 2026•28 min•Season 1Ep. 97
1.96 - Algirdas
Meanwhile in Lithuania, Gediminas divides his realm among his seven sons.
Feb 16, 2026•28 min•Season 1Ep. 96
1.95 - After the Plague
As the plague ends, Moscow needs a new knyaz, and the Horde needs a way to recover.
Feb 09, 2026•24 min•Season 1Ep. 95
1.94 - The Black Death and the Great Horde
Life in the steppe was different to sedentary Europe, and the effects of the plague were also different.
Feb 02, 2026•27 min•Season 1Ep. 94
1.93 - So that Our Candle Does Not Go Out
Ivan’s son Simeon take the throne, but soon faces a new threat - the Black Death.
Jan 26, 2026•29 min•Season 1Ep. 93
1.92 - Gediminas, Ozbek, and Ivan
This episode completes the story of these three contemporaries and their legacies.
Dec 09, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 92
1.91 - Gediminas Part II
Lithuania begins its expansion to the south.
Dec 01, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 91
1.90 - Lev Daniilovich and Yuri Lvovich
This episode catches up on what has been happening in Galicia and Volhynia after Daniil of Galicia.
Nov 24, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 90
1.89 - Gediminas Part I
Gediminas follows his brother to establish a new dynasty in Lithuania.
Nov 10, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 89
1.88 - Lithuania vs the Teutonic Order
With the Prussian Crusade over, the Order immediately launches a new crusade against Lithuania.
Nov 03, 2025•31 min
1.87 - The Baltic Crusades III
By the end of the thirteenth century, the Teutonic Order has established Prussia and Livonia, new Catholic states running from Poland to Estonia.
Oct 27, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 87
1.86 - The Emergence of Lithuania
Following the death of Mindaugas, Lithuania goes through a period of instability before beginning to annex Rus territory.
Oct 20, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 86
1.85 -Ivan I “the Moneybag"
Khan Ozbeg changes his policy and makes Ivan of Moscow his man in the northeast.
Sep 29, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 85
1.84 - Ozbek and the Knyazes
Ozbek continues to interfere with the knyazes, and to secure his control over his other frontier regions.
Sep 22, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 84
1.83 - Khan Ozbeg
Toghrilcha’s son returns to take the throne and make the Horde officially Muslim.
Sep 15, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 83
1.82 - Moscow and Tver
A new century finds Moscow and Tver ready to stake their claim.
Sep 08, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 82
1.81 - Goodbye to the Thirteenth Century
And good riddance, most of the Rus would probably say. As Toqtoa defeats Nogay, Andrei continues trying to make himself a truly grand knyaz.
Sep 01, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 81
1.80 - Dmitry, Andrey, and Nogay
The last two decades of the thirteenth century is a time of turmoil for both the Great Horde and the knyazes of Suzdalia.
Aug 25, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 80
1.79 - The Great Horde IV - Living in the Horde
When the Great Horde integrated conquered peoples, it did not mean they had to become nomads.
Aug 11, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 79
1.78 - The Great Horde III - Mongke-Temur
Following the death of Berke, the Quriltai chooses Batu’s grandson Mongke Temur as the new khan.
Aug 04, 2025•32 min
1.77 - The Great Horde II - Berke
As Hulegu’s stand off with the Horde continues, the first Muslim khan finds new allies in the Mamelukes.
Jul 28, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 77
1.76 - The Great Horde I
In this episode, we begin a look at how the Ulus of Jochi developed into the Great Horde.
Jun 30, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 76
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