088 – Twilight of the communes
Before saying goodbye to the 13th century, we take a quick tour of the peninsula to tie up some loose ends, such as the maritime, republics, Piedmont and the situation with the communes.
16 Maj 202019min
087 – Marco Polo part 2
Marco Polo finally leaves on his great voyage which will take him to the ends of the known earth to meet a whole series of different cultures to then come back to Venice and live though one of the rep...
8 Maj 202021min
086 – Marco Polo part 1
In this first episode on the 13th century explorer Marco Polo we look at some background on Venice at his time and his family as well as introducing the figure of the Great Khan Kublai.
30 Apr 202019min
Special: 25th April Liberation
A special episode for the 75th anniversary of the liberation from Nazi and Fascist occupation
25 Apr 202018min
085 – The war of the Sicilian Vespers gets confusing
1285 - 1302 The War of the Italian Vespers gets quite confusing, but in the end finally leads to the Peace of Calbelotta in 1302 in which the island of Sicily is separated from the rest of the kingdom...
17 Apr 202018min
084 – The war of the Sicilian Vespers
1282 - 1285 The start of the War of the Sicilian Vespers and a strange duel to attempt to put an end to it.
10 Apr 202022min
083 – Who are these Aragonese anyway? With David Cot of "The History of Spain"
Before going into the war of the Italian Vespers, we get some help from David Cot of "The History of Spain" podcast to bring us u to date on the kingdom of Aragon and Peter III and his sons.
2 Apr 202020min
082 – Charles in charge and the Sicilian Vespers
1266-1282 Charles of Anjou settles down to govern his new kingdom... and make a mess if it, provoking the rebellion of the Sicilian Vespers.
27 Mars 202020min
