second bulgarian empire

Otl, Bulgaria has been a major power since the 1300s, conquering Greece from the Eastern Roman Empire and much of the Balkans surrounding it. Their rivalry with the Ottomans is probably eclipsed only by Britain and France- the Bolgar/Turkish rivalry and the decline of Tsargrad being half the...

The Battle of Tryavna in 1190 was something that I randomly came across recently. Apparently, it was quite a blow to the Byzantines and a morale booster for the ascendant Second Bulgarian Empire. The Bulgarians managed to capture the golden helmet of the Byzantine emperors, the crown, and the...