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Paths Through History

Paths Through History

Written by: Ian Murphy
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Every place has a story. In each season of this podcast, we journey to a place and explore it from two perspectives: the traveler and the historian. We begin in the present day, walking its paths, visiting its landmarks, and experiencing its culture. Then, we travel through time. Across the season, each episode examines a key chapter in the history of that place; we trace the path through centuries of triumph, tragedy, conflict, and change that shaped our world. If you love history, travel, and the stories of how places evolve over time, this is the podcast for you.Ian Murphy World
Episodes
  • S1 E8: The Ottoman Empire

    S1 E8: The Ottoman Empire
    Sep 29 2026

    The Byzantine Empire may have fallen in 1453, but Constantinople's story was far from over. Discover how Mehmet the Conqueror transformed the city into the capital of a new Ottoman Empire, creating the Istanbul we know today. Empires rose and fell, but the city itself endured.
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    14 mins
  • S1 E7: The Last Emperor and the First Sultan

    S1 E7: The Last Emperor and the First Sultan
    Sep 22 2026

    For more than a thousand years, Constantinople had resisted every enemy that came for it. But in 1453, a young Ottoman sultan armed with cannons and ambition finally accomplished what Persians, Arabs, Crusaders, and Bulgars could not. Discover the final days of the Byzantine Empire and the heroic defense that became one of history's most famous last stands.
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    14 mins
  • S1 E6: The Crusaders Who Destroyed a Christian Empire

    S1 E6: The Crusaders Who Destroyed a Christian Empire
    Sep 15 2026

    The Crusades were supposed to defend Christianity, but the Fourth Crusade ended by destroying Christianity's greatest city. Discover how political intrigue, Venetian ambition, and Byzantine civil war led western crusaders to sack Constantinople in 1204. The consequences would permanently divide East and West and leave wounds that remain visible centuries later.
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    14 mins
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