• 4 The Arrival of the Bulgars in the Balkan Peninsula, 600–700
• 5 The Early Years of Bulgaria and the Introduction of Christianity, 700–893
• 6 The Rise and Fall of the First Bulgarian Empire, 893–972
• 7 The Rise and Fall of ‘Western Bulgaria’ and the Greek Supremacy, 963–1186
• 8 The Rise and Fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire, 1186–1258
• 9 The Serbian Supremacy and the Final Collapse, 1258–1393
• 10 The Turkish Dominion and the Emancipation, 1393–1878
• 11 The Aftermath, and Prince Alexander of Battenberg, 1878–86
• 12 The Regeneration under Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, 1886–1908
• 13 The Kingdom, 1908–13