161 - The Italian wars 1: setting up and setting off

161 - The Italian wars 1: setting up and setting off

We look at the background to the expedition by King Charles VIII of France into Italy to claim the throne of Naples. This takes us to explore the situation i Milan, with Duke Gian Galeazzo Sforza and his uncle Ludovico il Moro, then to Naples, where king Alphonse II has just succeeded his father Ferrante. We see the diplomatic and military preparation that once again sees the Italian powers, Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States and Naples have to decide which side to line up on, with the novelty of the most powerful army in Europe heading into the peninsula.This is the start of the Italian Wars, the conflict that really took Europe into the Modern Age.

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Special: The Aldo Moro assassination with Lorenzo Paluan

Special: The Aldo Moro assassination with Lorenzo Paluan

We attempt to unravel the complicated threads of one of the darkest and most intricate affairs of modern Italian history: the kidnapping and assassination of Also Moro

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113 – The definitive death of communal Milan (1339 – 1354)

113 – The definitive death of communal Milan (1339 – 1354)

Milan passes from Azzone Visconti to Giovanni and Luchino, expanding among the constantly warring city states of Northern Italy.

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112 – Queen Joanna of Naples (1345 – 1382)

112 – Queen Joanna of Naples (1345 – 1382)

We follow Queen Joanna of Naples as she goes through three more husbands, ever searching for the right one, but getting ambitious power grabbing insensitive men or total nut jobs until she finally set...

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Crossover: Colombus and Genoa with the History of North America

Crossover: Colombus and Genoa with the History of North America

The famous/notorious Italian explorer and the city of his birth in this interview with Mark Vinet of the "History of North America podcast

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Interview: Jennifer Anton, author of "Under the Light of the Italian Moon"

Interview: Jennifer Anton, author of "Under the Light of the Italian Moon"

We had a great chat with Jennifer Anton, author of the novel "Under the Light of the Italian Moon"

8 Mar 202139min

111 – Joanna of Naples, teenage queen with a boring husband (1326 – 1345)

111 – Joanna of Naples, teenage queen with a boring husband (1326 – 1345)

the rise to the throne of Joanna of Naples, from her marriage at a young age to Andrew. son of the Angevine king of Hungary to her coronation as a teenager after the death of her grandfather Robert of...

2 Mar 202124min

110 – Cola fizzes and goes flat (1347 – 1354)

110 – Cola fizzes and goes flat (1347 – 1354)

After his great rise to power in Rome, we see Cola di Rienzo crash and burn... literally

17 Feb 202124min

109 – Popeless Rome and the rise of Cola (not the drink)

109 – Popeless Rome and the rise of Cola (not the drink)

We take a look at what was happening in Rome while the popes were off in Avignon. We quickly see how Clement V dealt with the movement of Fra Dolcino (spoiler: violently) and then how John XXII and hi...

10 Feb 202126min

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