150 - Decline of the Savoy and the Holy Shroud of Turin (1451 - 1490)
A History of Italy20 Joulu 2022

150 - Decline of the Savoy and the Holy Shroud of Turin (1451 - 1490)

We go back to the north west to visit with Piedmont and the house of Savoy to take them out of the 15th century as they go through a period of decline with the rising power of France threatening their independence. It is in this period, in 1553, that the Savoy acquire the Holy Shroud, which was supposed to have been the burial cloth of Jesus Christ himself... or was it just one of histories most elaborate middle aged hoaxes?

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Special: Republic Day 2024

Special: Republic Day 2024

To celebrate 2nd June, Republic Day as well as the release of the related film "C'è ancora domani" (There's still tomorrow) by director Paola Cortellesi, we are brushing up our episode on the Historic...

4 Kesä 202417min

169 - The Italian Wars 6 - round 1 aftermath, the north

169 - The Italian Wars 6 - round 1 aftermath, the north

After leaving the Papal States with Cesare Borgia waiting for us, we head into the Republic of Florence to look at the struggle with the other Italian powers over Pisa and also stop to talk a little a...

21 Touko 202415min

168 - The Italian war 5 - round 1 aftermath - the south and centre

168 - The Italian war 5 - round 1 aftermath - the south and centre

After seeing French King Charles VIII out of the Italian peninsula, we take a quick tour around to see what the situation is at the end of the 15th century and make sure everyone is on the same page. ...

7 Touko 202420min

167 - The Italian Wars 4 - Charles has left the building (1495 - 1498)

167 - The Italian Wars 4 - Charles has left the building (1495 - 1498)

Charles VIII of France is on his way out as king Ferrandino of Naples, along with Gonzalo de Cordoba, are gradually taking back the kingdom.Meanwhile Charles is headed off by the Holy League of Venice...

23 Huhti 202419min

166 - The Italian Wars 3 - finally Naples… for a bit (1495)

166 - The Italian Wars 3 - finally Naples… for a bit (1495)

Charles VIII of France finally managed to get to Naples, but doesn't hang around long, the players on the Italian scene feel he has worn out his welcome and Venice, Milan, the pope, Holy Roman Emperor...

9 Huhti 202421min

Special - The Gulf of poets: Byron, Keats and Shelly in Italy

Special - The Gulf of poets: Byron, Keats and Shelly in Italy

A chance visit to the beautiful Ligurian town of Porto Venere, staying in a 900 year-old tower, Torre Capitolare (https://www.capitolare.com/) gave us the opportunity to meet not only with medieval hi...

26 Maalis 202418min

165 - The Borgias are the bosses (1492 - 1497)

165 - The Borgias are the bosses (1492 - 1497)

After his election as pope Alecander VI Rodrigo Borgia gets straight down to business, sorting out the lawlessness in Rome, tinkering with the delicate national balance with the Duchy of Milan, the Re...

19 Maalis 202416min

Special - Lucrezia Borgia

Special - Lucrezia Borgia

To celebrate the "A History of Italy" podcast joining the "Sentire" media network (sentire.media), we take a look at one of the most maligned women in history, Lucrezia Borgia. By the 20th century, he...

5 Maalis 202422min

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