053 – Guelfs, Ghibellines and Normans with big ideas
1122 - 1130 We finally get back to the chronological narration of Italian history, popping in to see a new Holy Roman Emperor, a new pope, or couple of popes and catch up with the ambitious Normans
29 Touko 201923min
052 – A wander around in the early 12th century
Having set up the start of the communes, we take a look at what it would be like to wander around an Italian city in the early 12th century
21 Touko 201921min
051 – Communes rising
We take a look at how a new form of local government, the Communes rose and gained their independence from the feudal powers that be,
14 Touko 201921min
050 – Arrivederci Arabs, the Emirate of Sicily part 2
We see the golden age of Muslim Sicily under the Fatimids and Kalbids before everything comes crashing down to to interval division and outside forces.
22 Huhti 201921min
049 – Arrivederci Arabs, the Emirate of Sicily part 1
We take a look back at the Arab invasione of Sicily starting with the early raids in the seventh century, through the invasion of 827 up to the fall of the Aghlabids in the early tenth century.
15 Huhti 201920min
048 – Bye bye Byzantines -The end of Byzantine Italy part 2
In the second part of this miniseries we go from the time of king Rotari of the Lombards at the end of the seventh century to the fall of Bai and the end of the Byzantine presence in Italy.
1 Huhti 201922min
047 – Bye bye Byzantines – The end of Byzantine Italy part 1
We take a look back at the Byzantine presence in Italy, from the Gothic War in 535 up to the start of the seventh century.
20 Maalis 201924min
