1.128 - Ivan and Lithuania Part II
Ivan marries his daughter to Alexander of Lithuania and forms a new alliance in the north.
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20 of 137 episodes1.127 - Ivan and Lithuania Part I
As Ivan settles his southern borders, the Lithuanian frontier heats up.
1.126 - The Thirteen Years War
Poland and the Order go to war over Prussia.
1.125 - Prussia Joins Poland
As the Teutonic Order struggles to justify its existence, the Prussians turn towards Poland.
1.124 - Western Diplomacy
Western enemies of Poland wonder whether Moscow might make a useful ally.
1.123 - The Russian Orthodox Church
The vacuum left by the collapse of the Horde also affects the role of the Orthodox Church in Moscow.
1.122 - Boyars
Who and what were the Muscovite boyars?
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.
1.120 - 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...