I Take History With My Coffee

A historical journey through the Early Modern period

I Take History With My Coffee


Recent Episodes

Aug. 29, 2024

53: To Market, To Market

Send Me A Text Message In this episode of "I Take History with My Coffee," we explore the critical role markets have played in ensuring fair trade and supporting local economies. We get an overview of different markets from …
Aug. 13, 2024

52: The Fall of Constantinople: A Turning Point in History?

Send Me A Text Message Was the fall of Constantinople a turning point in history? Under Sultan Mehmed II's leadership, the Ottoman forces achieved a historic victory, capturing Constantinople on May 29, 1453. This marked a s…
Aug. 1, 2024

51: The Siege of Constantinople

Send Me A Text Message In our latest podcast episode, we delve deep into one of history's most transformative sieges—the fall of Constantinople in 1453. The Byzantine Empire, once a beacon of strength and culture, faced its …
July 18, 2024

50: The City of Constantine

Send Me A Text Message What if the mighty walls of Constantinople could talk? Join us on a captivating journey through the centuries as we uncover the historical significance and strategic importance of this legendary city, …
June 26, 2024

49: The Grand Turk

Send Me A Text Message What drove Mehmed II to become one of history's most formidable conquerors? Uncover the enigmatic life of Mehmed the Conqueror, a man born under auspicious signs in 1432 who sought to emulate Alexander…
June 11, 2024

48: From Crisis to Conquest

Send Me A Text Message What if one man's ambition could shift the fate of an entire empire? In this gripping episode of I Take History With My Coffee, we chronicle the meteoric rise and shattering fall of Bayezid I, the Otto…

Recent Blog Posts

Ottoman Sultans 1300 - 1453

Osman I d. 1324?   Orhan 1324 - 1361     Murad I 1361 - 1389   Bayezid I 1389 - 1402     Mehmed I 1413 - 1421     Murad II 1421 - 1451      Mehmed II 1451 - 1481

Maps of Anatolia