Following the Ottoman naval defeat off Acropolis Point, Sultan Mehmet had Admiral Baltaoglu summoned to him. Baltaoglu was stripped of his rank and publicly flogged, but his life was spared, probably because Mehmet was wary [more…]
Sultan Mehmed II knew that he would have to strike quickly to take the city, before the western powers such as Venice or Hungary could interdict his campaign. But he also wanted to be patient, [more…]
Constantine XI Palaiologos and the Defences of Constantinople Emperor Constantine had served as regent for his brother John VIII 1437–1439. Constantine succeeded his brother, who died in Constantinople of natural causes in 1448, as Emperor [more…]
Many years ago there was a time when the future seemed more predictable and despite the turbulent times, certainties could be relied upon. Labour Prime Minister “Sunny Jim” Callaghan was mishandling the country, the Trade [more…]
I noticed recently a small cri de coeur from Gumblina, one of our elite Laydeez Battalion, who made a request for the occasional, well, girlie feature in GP. I felt it my duty to respond. [more…]
Nothing reminds me more of attempting to give a coherent account of even the recent the history of the Balkans than the Monty Python gameshow “Summarise the Works of Proust in 15 seconds” (Prrrowst). It’s [more…]
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