Ottoman Empire
Empire built by Anatolian Turkish tribes. It lasted from the 14th century until 1922. The ruling dynasty was established in about 1300 by Osman, who instigated nearly 200 years of expansionary... read more |
Geoffrey Woodward assesses how great an impact the Turks had on sixteenth-century Europe. |
To mark the 400th anniversary of his birth, UNESCO has declared Evliya Çelebi a ‘man of the year’. His Seyahatname, or Book of Travels, is one of the world’s great works of literature. Caroline Finkel celebrates a figure little known in the West. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 11, 2011
|
The great trading companies that originated in early modern Europe are often seen as pioneers of western imperialism. The Levant Company was different, argues James Mather. |
One of the last popes to play a major role in international affairs, Innocent XI defied Louis XIV, the Sun King, and played a decisive part in the defence of Christianity against the spread of Islam under the auspices of the Ottoman empire, as Graham Darby explains. |
Bernard Lewis writes that the fall of Constantinople in was no “victory of barbarism, but rather of another and not undistinguished civilization.” First published in History Today magazine, October 1953, historiographically analysed by Roger Crowley in the October 2010 issue. |
Roger Crowley finds that modern European concerns about Turkey are anticipated in an article by Bernard Lewis, first published in 1953. Published in History Today, Volume: 60 Issue: 2
|
Between autumn 1855 and spring 1856, the attitude of Britain’s war leaders underwent bewildering change as their determination to bring the war with Russia to a desirable conclusion was buffeted by doubts about the commitment of the French, and fears about the motives of French policy, as Brian James reveals. Published in History Today, Volume: 58 Issue: 3
|
Christopher J. Walker asks whether the two religions that frequently appear locked in an inevitable clash of civilizations in fact share more than has often been thought. |
Tony Rothman recalls one of the turning points of early modern history, when a heroic defence prevented the rampant Ottoman forces from gaining a strategic foothold in the central Mediterranean. |
Robert Johnson puts the decline of a once-great Empire into an international context. |
Matthew Stewart traces the roots of the Greco-Turkish war of 1921-22, and the consequent refugee crisis, to the postwar settlements of 1919-20. Published in History Today, Volume: 54 Issue: 7
|
Anthony Howe looks at the anti-war stance of the great Victorian reformer; his fall from grace and subsequent revival.
Published in History Today, Volume: 54 Issue: 6
|
Richard Cavendish charts the events leading up to Britain and France's declarations of war on Russia on successive days on March 27th and 28th, 1854. |
Judith Herrin tells the dramatic story of the final moments of Byzantine control of the imperial capital. Published in History Today, Volume: 53 Issue: 6
|
Philip Mansel explores the City of the Sultans from 1453 onwards, and finds it characterised by a vibrant multi-culturalism until the Ottoman demise of 1922. |
Geoffrey Woodward assesses how great an impact the Turks had on sixteenth-century Europe. |
- 1 of 2
- ››
- Home
- Location
- Period
- Themes
- Magazine
- Subscribe
- Archive
- eBooks
- Students
- Blog
- Contact
Related Blog Posts
This Month's Magazine
January 2012
Full contents
Buy this issue
Print subscription
Online access
Give as a gift
Newsletter
From The Current Issue
Antony Lentin
|
Peter Ling
|
Gervase Phillips
|
From The Archive
Alison Barnes explains our special fondness for the Christmas legend. |
Available To Subscribers
Follow Us
The History Today Blog
Posted 55 min 24 sec ago
|
Posted 16 hours 42 sec ago
|
Posted 2 days 21 hours ago
|
On This Day In History
Started in 1947, to grow peanuts in Tanganyika as a contribution to both the African and British economies, the Groundnuts Scheme was abandoned four years later on January 9th, 1951.