1.111 - Civil War in Moscow Part II
After Yuri Dmitryevich’s death, his sons make their own bids for the throne of Moscow.
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20 of 120 episodes1.110 - 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.
1.101 - After Kulikovo
Dmitry Donskoy finds out that his victory was rather Pyrrhic.
1.100 - The Battle of Kulikovo Part II
Was the Battle of Kulikovo the beginning of liberation from the Mongols?
1.99 - The Battle of Kulikovo
The stand off with Mamai reaches its inevitable conclusion and Dmitry of Moscow earns himself a new name.
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.
1.97 - Dmitry Donskoy
Metropolitan Aleksey helps Ivan’s son Dmitry claim his father’s throne, but faces new challenges to his own authority..
1.96 - Algirdas
Meanwhile in Lithuania, Gediminas divides his realm among his seven sons.
1.95 - After the Plague
As the plague ends, Moscow needs a new knyaz, and the Horde needs a way to recover.
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.
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.
1.92 - Gediminas, Ozbek, and Ivan
This episode completes the story of these three contemporaries and their legacies.