Robin Pierson
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What Happens Next
🕑 Added 2025-07-15 16:05:34 +0000 UTCHello everyone,
I hope you enjoy the final episode of the narrative. I’m here to answer the question that people have been asking me for about 10 years now. So what are you going to do after 1453?
Well as I mentioned a while ago the History of Byzantium will continue.
I will take the narrative on a little further. We’ll re-join the siege and find out what happened to all the characters in that story. And talk about the fate of the citizens of Constantinople and what Mehmet did next. And what happened to the Peloponnese. We’ll follow the Ottomans to see how they managed to get the Eastern Mediterranean back under one Empire. We’ll finally catch up on Trebizond. We’ll talk to Anthony Kaldellis one last time. And then I have a bunch of Byzantine Stories I want to get to.
However all of that will probably have to wait until 2026. I am going to go lie in a heap on the floor for a while. And I probably won’t touch the podcast till after my next tour to Turkey in October. So that gives you a couple of months to get your questions in. You can now ask me anything. It can be about the last century of narrative or about what happens next. It can be about anything really – me, the podcast, something that happened in 867 or in 1467. I will then feed them into the episodes I produce. Send them to thehistoryofbyzantium at gmail.com
If you would like to hear from me sooner then this Sunday the 20th July I will be hosting 3 Zoom calls for Patrons. You can sign up at the $1 level and still get on the calls which will be at 1, 5 and 9pm UK time. I am happy to do more Patreon calls down the road so don’t delete the free podcast from your app if you want to hear updates about things like that.
It looks like I will be doing an AMA on Reddit this weekend too. I’ll post the Reddit address on the website as soon as I have it.
Yeah yeah Robin but what are you going to do after all that? I’m still not sure. Most likely going back to the earlier Roman Empire in one form or another. But I have learned to not look too far ahead.
Shameless plug to end today. If you’d like a History of Byzantium podcast t-shirt to commemorate 13 years of this obscure hobby of yours then go to etsy.com/shop/ImperialWares
I look forward to speaking to some of you on Sunday. Thanks for listening.
Robin
Comments
T.E. Kolenda
Take your rest, Robin. I continue to support you.
Robin Pierson
Thank you so much and yes
Nitin Prasad
Thanks an amazing podcast! The extended intro and History of Rome music to end it were a fantastic effect! (And I assume the name was also a nod to the final episode of that podcast?)
Christopher Burton
In the last season, I noticed that Russians showed up a fair amount, especially in the context of ecclesiastical conferences. An episode on the Nexus between late Byzantium and the early Russian state might be a very interesting. As I recall, Ivan III (famous for finally breaking the Mongol yoke in 1480) married one of the Constantine XI's nieces.
Robin Pierson
No but some more episodes on them
Robin Pierson
:-) Brilliant!
Lexi M
Can't wait for Robin's interview with the returned Konstantinos XI.
Kirill Zinchenko
History of the Ottomans, maybe? 🤔
Sam Ryan
Thanks for all of your hard work over the years Robin. I just finished listening to the last episode and it's a fantastic capstone. This is my favorite podcast ever and I'll definitely tune in to whatever you do next.
Ryan Snyder
Thanks for all your hard work throughout the years. The amount of research and time spent creating a great podcast can't be appreciated enough. However, the end product reflects your dedication to the subject. I look forward to your next projects.
Tom
Robin, thank you so much for your work over all these years, it has meant more to me than you can imagine
Diarmuid Angland
Fantastic achievement Robin. 13 years well spent and with a huge community now better acquainted with a fascinating period.
Greg Mayo
you are the most qualified person to take on a retelling of "the history of Rome" - it was originally recorded in 2012, and frankly doesnt hold up as well as it should. please, please take on the task. it will be podcast gold. break out of your byzatine niche!!
