The Beauty and Violence of the Renaissance

The Beauty and Violence of the Renaissance

The Renaissance was a time of radical change in Europe with an explosion in the production of art, new methods of waging war, Europeans discovering the new world, the printing press and religious strife with reformation. At the centre of all this tumult was Italy which was made up of competing princely states squabbling and fighting for cultural as well political supremacy. Ultimately it is this period that would come to shape what we know as the Western World. To help better understand this enthralling period Dan is joined by the author Catherine Fletcher to explore the politics, art, warfare and the amazing characters that make up what we think of as the Rennaissance


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Gladiators: Myths vs Reality

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Gladiators: The Colosseum

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Shackleton's Endurance Expedition

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11 Marras 20241h 14min

The Clinton Body Count to the QAnon Shaman: Conspiracy Theories in American Politics

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The Unknown Warrior

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In the western nave of Westminster Abbey, nestled between illustrious tombs and beneath a slab of black Belgian marble, lies the body of an unidentified soldier of the First World War. He is remembere...

4 Marras 202438min

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The 2024 US Presidential election is just around the corner, and it seems like the result is balanced on a knife's edge. As the polls continue to roll in, pundits are predicting the closest US electio...

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