194 - The Italian Wars 11 - Medici pope to Medici pope - Battle of Pavia and Cognac
A History of Italy16 Syys 2025

194 - The Italian Wars 11 - Medici pope to Medici pope - Battle of Pavia and Cognac

After three episodes exploring the life of Leonardo da Vinci, we return to the turbulent stage of the Italian Wars. In this episode, we pick up in the early 1520s, a period shaped by papal politics, dynastic rivalries, and the shifting fortunes of France and Spain.

Highlights include:

  • The succession of popes after Leo X: Hadrian VI and Clement VII, and their struggles with reform, neutrality, and survival.
  • The tug-of-war between France and Spain over Milan and Naples, with Spain ultimately gaining the upper hand.
  • The dramatic Battle of Pavia (1525) — where Francis I of France was captured, changing the balance of power in Italy.
  • Local legend and culinary history: the devil’s bridge of Pavia and the birth of zuppa alla pavese.
  • The curious origin of the word lapalisiano (and its English cousin lapalissade), born from the death of French commander Jacques de La Palice.
  • The rise of the League of Cognac (1526), a desperate coalition including France, the Papacy, Florence, and Venice against Charles V’s growing dominance.

Along the way, we balance high politics with folklore, language quirks, and even a recipe or two — showing how wars, words, and food can be unexpectedly intertwined.

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180 - The Challenge of Barletta (1503)

180 - The Challenge of Barletta (1503)

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179 - Italian Wars 9: The Fall of Naples and France vs Spain

179 - Italian Wars 9: The Fall of Naples and France vs Spain

Naples once again falls to the French of king Luis XII, but once again they can't hold on to it for long as the delicate agreement with the Spanish of Queen Isabella and king Ferdinand quickly melts a...

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178 New triumphs for Cesare and Naples under three (again) 1500 - 1501

178 New triumphs for Cesare and Naples under three (again) 1500 - 1501

We follow Cesare Borgia as he continues his conquest ousting Giovanni Sforza from Pesaro, Pandolfo Malatesta from Rimini and Astorre Manfredi from Faenza. We are also introduced to one of his most imp...

8 Loka 202416min

177 - Italian Wars 8 - Il Moro back in Milan… for a bit (1500 - 1508)

177 - Italian Wars 8 - Il Moro back in Milan… for a bit (1500 - 1508)

With the French hold on Milan looking weak, Ludovico il Moro sees his chance to take his duchy back, but only manages for a while before he is defeated at the Battle of Novara, made prisoner and taken...

24 Syys 202417min

176 - Cesare the conqueror (1499 - 1500)

176 - Cesare the conqueror (1499 - 1500)

As we set the scene for the start of Cesare Borgia's military campaign, we start to observe the ominous signs of what is to come in Rome with the arbitrary accusation and confiscations of the Roman no...

10 Syys 202419min

175 - The Italian Wars 7 - Milan under threat (1499)

175 - The Italian Wars 7 - Milan under threat (1499)

King Louis XII prepares to descend upon Milan to stake his claim to the duchy. Before he sees out he needs to make deals with England, The Swiss and the Italian powers, Savoy and Ve3nice.Meanwhile, d...

27 Elo 202416min

174 - The last stand of the tigress - Caterina Sforza part IV (1499 - 1509)

174 - The last stand of the tigress - Caterina Sforza part IV (1499 - 1509)

We follow the last stand of Caterina Sforza as the French once again descend upon Italy with king Louis XII and Cesare Borgia, made representative of Romagna by his father Pope Alexander VI, closes in...

13 Elo 202421min

173 - The roar of tigress - Caterina Sforza part III (1488 - 1499)

173 - The roar of tigress - Caterina Sforza part III (1488 - 1499)

After the assassination of her husband Girolamo Riario, Caterina is in full control as regent for her son, Ottaviano Riario.She has to navigate regional issues in Romagna, another assassination in Fae...

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