76.5 Battle of Lake Peipus 1242, Teutonic Knights vs Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod

76.5 Battle of Lake Peipus 1242, Teutonic Knights vs Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod

The Battle of Lake Peipus or 'The Battle on the Ice' was fought on 5th April 1242 between a coalition of western crusaders led by the Teutonic Knights against an army from Novgorod, Russia, led by Alexander Nevsky. The conflict was made famous by a Soviet film of 1938 directed by Sergei Eisenstein.

This is the fifth and final part of a set of episodes on the Medieval Baltic and the Northern Crusades

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41.2 Russo-Lithuanian Wars 1500-1503

41.2 Russo-Lithuanian Wars 1500-1503

Russo-Lithuanian Wars 1500-1503. Ivan III the Great (pictured) continues the expansion of Muscovy by the capture of Lithuanian territories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Joulu 201717min

41.1 Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III of Moscow

41.1 Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III of Moscow

Russia in the 1400's. The Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III the Great, Grand Prince of Moscowwww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeurope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

22 Joulu 201724min

40.5 Battle of Fornovo 1495

40.5 Battle of Fornovo 1495

King Charles VIII of France, following his conquest of Naples, heads back through Italy to France but is attacked on his way back by a combined Venetian-Milanese army. The two sides meet near the vill...

24 Marras 201718min

40.4 Charles VIII of France Invades Naples

40.4 Charles VIII of France Invades Naples

Charles VII leads his army into Italy to invade the Kingdom of Naples. He is invited into the peninsula by Ludovico Il Moro of Milan, concerned about aggression from Naples. Ludovico had expected the ...

17 Marras 201725min

40.3 Lorenzo the Magnificent, Florence

40.3 Lorenzo the Magnificent, Florence

Lorenzo il Magnifico, ruler of Florence 1469-1492. In the so-called Pazzi Conspiracy Pope Sixtus IV organises an assassination attempt on Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano. Lorenzo survives and goes on...

10 Marras 201719min

40.2 Renaissance Florence & Medici

40.2 Renaissance Florence & Medici

Rise of the Medici dynasty in Florence. Renaissance Italy sees a remarkable flourishing of art and literature, with such writers as Dante, Bocaccio and Petrarch, the architects Brunelleschi and Michel...

4 Marras 201726min

40.1 Italy in 1400's

40.1 Italy in 1400's

Overview of Italy in the 1400's in the lead-up to the Renaissance and Italian Wars. The 5 main powers were The Papacy, Milan, Florence, Naples and Venice, each with very different characteristics. The...

27 Loka 201730min

39.3 Battle of Nancy 1477, Fall of Burgundy

39.3 Battle of Nancy 1477, Fall of Burgundy

The Burgundian Wars 1474-1477. Charles the Bold of Burgundy captures the Duchy of Lorraine. But he faces fierce resistance from his neighbours who form an alliance called the League of Constance, whic...

29 Syys 201729min

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