The History of Yugoslavia

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!

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!

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.

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....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Download Episode! Today, we open the final chapter in the Balkans before the Great War, taking a tour round what's left of Ottoman territory in Europe before seeing how the Balkan nation-states competed over it. [caption id="attachment_194" align="alignnone" width="800"] Ethnic Map of Macedonia from the Bulgarian point of view. Author: Th. Weinreb / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Macedonia_-_Point_of_View_of_the_Bulgarians.jpg[/caption] [caption id="attachment_195" align="alignnone" width="800"] Ethnic Map of Macedonia from the Serbian point of view. Author: Th. Weinreb / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Macedonia_-_Point_of_View_of_the_Serbs.jpg[/caption]   Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Main Maps Page Patreon

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

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

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

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

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

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