Renaissance Man (with Peter Weller)
Noble Blood9 Sep 2025

Renaissance Man (with Peter Weller)

Frederick II was celebrated as a "renaissance man" who championed education and the arts. But his conflicts with the Pope would lead to multiple excommunications. Actor and historian Peter Weller (RoboCop, author of Leon Battista Alberti in Exile) joins the show to discuss his complicated legacy.

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