Sources
Every article on this site is drawn from published scholarship. These are the books, and the articles that cite each one. Two of them can be read here in full; the rest are in copyright, so we cite them by page but do not reproduce their text.
The Asen Family (1186–1460): Genealogy and Prosopography
Sofia: Marin Drinov Academic Publishing House, 1994
A catalogue of every known member of the Asen dynasty — who they were, whom they married and what the sources say of them. The backbone of the family tree and the rulers' biographies.
History of Medieval Bulgaria, 7th–14th Century
Sofia: Anubis, 1999
The narrative history of medieval Bulgaria from the first mention of the Bulgars to the end of the fourteenth century. The backbone of the chaptered history and the timeline.
The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1987
An English-language survey of the Balkans from the late twelfth century to the Ottoman conquest. Used for the atlas borders and for Bulgaria's neighbours.
The Last Centuries of Byzantium, 1261–1453
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993
The history of late Byzantium — the Second Bulgarian Empire's closest neighbour and rival. Used for the atlas borders and the Byzantine side of events.
The Institutions of Medieval Bulgaria: The Second Bulgarian Empire (12th–14th c.)
Sofia: St Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2004
An encyclopedia of the offices and titles of the Second Bulgarian Empire, from despot and sebastokrator to kephale and praktor. The source of the Institutions section.
The Everyday Life of the Bulgarians, 12th–14th Centuries
Sofia: St Kliment Ohridski University Press, 1992
A social history of home, food, dress, feasts and belief. The source of the Everyday Life section.
Bulgarian Royal Charters
Sofia: Hristo Botev Publishing House, 1996
A reader's edition of the surviving charters of the Bulgarian tsars, rendered into modern Bulgarian. Used for the charters in the Manuscripts section.
The Material Culture of the Second Bulgarian Empire
Veliko Tarnovo: St Cyril and St Methodius University Press, 1994
The fortresses, palaces, churches, crafts and pottery of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The source of the Art and Material Culture section.
Bulgarian Military History in the Middle Ages (10th–15th Century)
Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Press, 1994
The wars, campaigns, risings and fortifications of the medieval Bulgarian state. The source of the Battles section and its battle schemes.
Catalogue of Bulgarian Medieval Coins, 9th–15th Century
Sofia, 1999
A catalogue of the coin types of the medieval Bulgarian rulers, with images and descriptions. The source of the Coins section.
Coins and Currency in Tarnovo (12th–14th Century)
Veliko Tarnovo, 1992
The monograph on the more than 13,400 medieval coins found in Tarnovo: the single finds and the hoards, whose they were and where they came from. The source of the map of the coins' origins in the Coins section.