1.121 - Moscow and the South
Following the Stand on the Ugra, Ivan continues working on his relations with Crimea, Kazan, the Nogays, and the Great Horde.
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20 of 130 episodes1.120 - The Stand on the Ugra
Ivan repudiates the payment of tribute to the Great Horde. The Great Horde is unable to do anything about it.
1.119 - The Republic of Novgorod
Was Novgorod a democratic republic?
1.118 - Moscow vs Kazan
Ivan III begins his reign with an attack on the Khanate of Kazan.
1.117 - Moscow and its Neighbors
A refresher on the situation as Ivan III takes over and begins his annexations.
1.116 - Moscow Ascending
Vasily II is succeeded by his son Ivan III as Moscow reaches a turning point.
1.115 - Then There Were Five
After decades in decline, the Horde breaks up into new khanates.
1.114 - After Jogaila
Jogaila’s death means that Poland also has to choose a successor. The situation gets complicated.
1.113 - After Vytautas
The death of Vytautas with no clear successor lined up gives Jogaila another headache.
1.112 - The Coronation that Wasn’t
Jogaila gets himself a young wife and finally has a son, while Sigismund of Luxembourg comes up with an interesting proposal for Vyatautas.
1.111 - Civil War in Moscow Part II
After Yuri Dmitryevich’s death, his sons make their own bids for the throne of Moscow.
1.110 - Civil War in Moscow
With the death of Vasily I, Moscow sees its first contested succession in generations.
1.109 - Horodło and Constance
Following their success at Tannenburg, Jogaila and Vytautas enter another agreement, this time more or less as equals. Does it create a genu...
1.108 - Grunwald/Tannenberg/Zalgiris
Jogaila and Vytautas finally manage to work together, leading to a game changing battle with the Teutonic Order.
1.107 - Vasily, Vytautas, and Edigu
Vasily tries not paying tribute while Edigu is distracted, but gets caught out. Vytautas and Jogaila reach a new agreement.
1.106 - After Toqtamish
Timur’s defeat of Toqtamish and ravaging of the Horde’s territory is often referred to as the end of the Horde. But that’s not quite the cas...
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 h...
1.104 - Vytautas
Taking the crown of Poland gives Jogaila a new problem - how to govern Lithuania.
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.
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.