MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1854, France and England declare war on Russia in the Crimean War.</p><p>On this day in 1930, Constantinople is renamed Istanbul. It was built as Byzantium about 657 bce, then renamed Constantinople in the 4th century ce. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Istanbul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Istanbul</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1939, during the Spanish Civil War, Francisco Franco captures the capital city of Madrid en route to his overthrow of the democratic Spanish republic. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Franco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Franco</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
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Venetian Stories podcast<p>Conquest, empire, naval battles, conspiracies, insurrections. The 1200s and 1300s were interesting times for Venice.</p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Romanos Lekapenos seized the Boukoleon Palace in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> OTD in 919 and became regent of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
KUVO Playlist<p>3:48am Constantinople by Count Basie from The Gifted Ones (Remastered)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CountBasie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CountBasie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JazzNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JazzNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KUVO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KUVO</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Pope Nicholas V, who died OTD in 1455, called for a crusade against the Ottoman Turks after they captured <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> in 1453; it never materialized <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Saint Isaac the Confessor, 4th century founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Michael IV Autoreianos was appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> OTD in 1206 <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Michael IV Autoreianos was appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> OTD in 1206 <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
primmlife<p>Review: Splinter Effect by Andrew Ludington from Minotaur Books</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SplinterEffect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SplinterEffect</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AndrewLudington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewLudington</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravel</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a></p><p><a href="https://primmlife.com/2025/03/17/review-splinter-effect-by-andrew-ludington/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">primmlife.com/2025/03/17/revie</span><span class="invisible">w-splinter-effect-by-andrew-ludington/</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Nikephoros I of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a>, Byzantine writer and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from April 12, 806, to March 13, 815 <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Euphrasia of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>13 Mar: feast <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a> St. Euphrasia of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> d. 410 - noblewoman and nun (BM) </p><p>And stomper of devils.</p>
Bob the Traveler<p>The bones of Saint Nicephorus were interred in the Church of the Holy Apostles in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> OTD in 874 <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of the 10th century Saint George the New, Wonderworker of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Cornovia Postcards<p>Intérieur de la Mosquée Ahmed, Constantinople, c.1905-10 - CPA</p><p><a href="https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/intérieur-de-la-mosqée-ahmed-constantinople-c-1905-10-cpa-221470036.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ebid.net/uk/for-sale/intérieur</span><span class="invisible">-de-la-mosqée-ahmed-constantinople-c-1905-10-cpa-221470036.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Istanbul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Istanbul</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/CartesPostalesAnciennes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CartesPostalesAnciennes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Postcards</span></a></p>
Zoom Histoire<p><a href="https://smartlink.ausha.co/zoom-histoire/1204-la-vraie-chute-de-constantinople" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">smartlink.ausha.co/zoom-histoi</span><span class="invisible">re/1204-la-vraie-chute-de-constantinople</span></a>.</p><p>Dans l'épisode du podcast d'aujourd'hui, on se penche sur l'Empire byzantin et sur la chute de Constantinople. <br>Parce que quand on parle de la chute de Constantinople, on pense souvent à l'année 1453.<br>Mais la vraie chute de Constantinople c'est peut-être plutôt l’année 1204. Quand la ville a été prise et l’Empire byzantin démantelé, non pas par les Turcs musulmans, mais par des chrétiens.</p><p><a href="https://oc.todon.fr/tags/cejourla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cejourla</span></a> <br><a href="https://oc.todon.fr/tags/histoire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histoire</span></a> <br><a href="https://oc.todon.fr/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <br><a href="https://oc.todon.fr/tags/croisade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>croisade</span></a> <br><a href="https://oc.todon.fr/tags/constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constantinople</span></a></p>
jpb<p><strong>1204 : la vraie chute de Constantinople ?</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://peertube.fr/videos/watch/f8c7b4f4-924e-4d37-b7a3-937483ef90f3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peertube.fr/videos/watch/f8c7b</span><span class="invisible">4f4-924e-4d37-b7a3-937483ef90f3</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Cyril VI of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> was elected Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople OTD in 1813 <a href="https://toilet-guru.com/overview-faith.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toilet-guru.com/overview-faith</span><span class="invisible">.html?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>The Fourth Council of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> closed OTD in 870 <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>The University of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> was founded OTD in 425 by Emperor Theodosius II at the urging of his wife Aelia Eudocia <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
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