- Author:
Nikolay Ovcharov
- Language:
bulgarian
- Publisher:
Ciela
- ISBN:
9789542850281
- Year of publication:
2025
- Cover:
hard
- Pages:
564
How was society structured during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom? Was there a feudalism similar to the Western European one and what was the hierarchy in the Bulgarian aristocracy? Did our boyars have their own heraldry and their own feudal castles? How did they dress? What were their rights, duties, rituals?
In “The Aristocracy of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom” prof. Nikolai Ovcharov sheds light on these important for our history, but poorly studied questions. His extensive and thorough research is presented in a language accessible to a wide audience and is the result of many years of work and research - both on archaeological sites and written sources - Bulgarian, Byzantine, Serbian, Vlach, Moldavian, Western European.
From the vast amount of information he researched, prof. Ovcharov comes to a definite conclusion:
The aristocracy of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom was no less glamorous and proud than the magnificent nobles - dukes, cities and barons of France, England and the Holy Roman Empire of the Germanic people.
About the Author:
Professor Doctor of Historical Sciences Nikolay Ovcharov is an archaeologist known for his researches in Perperikon, Tatul, Veliko Tarnovo, Veliki Preslav, Missionis and Urvich. He is the author of dozens of books and hundreds of publications on medieval history and has taught at a number of Bulgarian and foreign universities. He is a Knight of the Order of St. He is a recipient of the Order of St. Cyril and Methodius with a necklace for outstanding services in the field of culture and a recipient of the highest award of the Ministry of Culture - the Golden Century with a necklace. In 2024 he became an honorary professor of the "Dimitry A. He is also the President of the University of Sofia.
The book ends with a “Memoir” of the boyars of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, which lists the names of aristocrats and their deeds that have survived.
The book contains numerous photographs, including a colour appendix with photographs of Bulgarian fortresses and castles, preserved frescoes with images of aristocrats, archaeological findings related to the clothing, jewellery and lifestyle of the aristocrats.
The cover, created by the artist Damyan Damyanov, is a reproduction of a coat of arms similar to the coats of arms with lions used in the Second Bulgarian Kingdom.
The publication was made with the kind assistance and support of Klinetech Bulgaria Ltd.
