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♦Everyone Tried to Kill Moldavia But He Didn’t Let Them - Stephen the Great of Moldavia - Part 3
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In the late 15th century, the small state of Moldavia stood alone, surrounded by empires that wanted it erased from the map.
In Part 3 of this historical series, Stephen the Great faces his greatest challenge yet. Between 1480 and 1495, Moldavia lost land, was pulled between empires, and fought for survival. The voievode uses shifting alliances, risky diplomacy, and warfare to resist the Ottomans, Hungarians, and the Poles. All this while holding his fragile and small kingdom together...
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♦Music by Epidemic Sound
♦Script:
Skylar Gordon
Big Thank you to:
Николай Димитров, Tobias Tron, Mahmoud Shahin, Justin Bourke, Augustus Caesar, Chaim laser
Joshua Kerr, Slayer, John McKeon ,Michael Morale,Rory,Smithy3371, The Angry Celt, Paula Collins-Cook, Jonathon Dwigans
00:00 Stephen's Relentless Rivalry with the Ottomans
01:00 Power Struggles After Mehmed's Death
02:00 Shifting Alliances and Regional Intrigue
03:30 Ottoman Expansion and Moldavian Resistance
05:20 Diplomacy, Betrayals, and Mounting Pressure
08:00 Succession Crises and the Next Phase for Stephen
#History #Documentary
♦Everyone Tried to Kill Moldavia But He Didn’t Let Them - Stephen the Great of Moldavia - Part 3
♦Get Early Access to our videos:
youtube.com/c/Knowledgia/join
patreon.com/Knowledgia
In the late 15th century, the small state of Moldavia stood alone, surrounded by empires that wanted it erased from the map.
In Part 3 of this historical series, Stephen the Great faces his greatest challenge yet. Between 1480 and 1495, Moldavia lost land, was pulled between empires, and fought for survival. The voievode uses shifting alliances, risky diplomacy, and warfare to resist the Ottomans, Hungarians, and the Poles. All this while holding his fragile and small kingdom together...
♦Please consider SUBSCRIBING: goo.gl/YJNqek
♦Our general knowledge channel: youtube.com/@MasteringKnowledge
♦Music by Epidemic Sound
♦Script:
Skylar Gordon
Big Thank you to:
Николай Димитров, Tobias Tron, Mahmoud Shahin, Justin Bourke, Augustus Caesar, Chaim laser
Joshua Kerr, Slayer, John McKeon ,Michael Morale,Rory,Smithy3371, The Angry Celt, Paula Collins-Cook, Jonathon Dwigans
00:00 Stephen's Relentless Rivalry with the Ottomans
01:00 Power Struggles After Mehmed's Death
02:00 Shifting Alliances and Regional Intrigue
03:30 Ottoman Expansion and Moldavian Resistance
05:20 Diplomacy, Betrayals, and Mounting Pressure
08:00 Succession Crises and the Next Phase for Stephen
#History #Documentary
