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 to help negotiate a peace treaty between the five great powers of Italy. For his influence and diplomatic skills he becomes known as 'the needle of the Italian compass'. Lorenzo also sponsored great artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo da Vinci. However, towards the end of his reign, the people of Florence grow increasingly resentful about economic disruptions and turn to the radical preacher Savonarola


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83.4 Post WW1 Germany, President Hindenburg

83.4 Post WW1 Germany, President Hindenburg

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83.3 Germany's Reparations Problems

83.3 Germany's Reparations Problems

Post World War One Germany Struggles to pay the reparations demanded in the Treaty of Versailles.Picture: President Ebert asked Gustav Stresemann, leader of the DVP party, who formed a government coal...

29 Maj 29min

83.2 Early Weimar Republic and Adolf Hitler

83.2 Early Weimar Republic and Adolf Hitler

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83.1 Birth of the Weimar Republic

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8 Maj 29min

82.2 Fascism in Italy in 1920s

82.2 Fascism in Italy in 1920s

Mussolini consolidates his control of Italy, using a combination of intimidation, violence and occasional compromise to establish an authoritarian regime. He introduces a number of projects to boost I...

20 Mars 27min

82.1 Rise of Fascism in Italy, Mussolini's March on Rome

82.1 Rise of Fascism in Italy, Mussolini's March on Rome

After World War One Italy suffered social unrest due to economic hardship and nationalism. Benito Mussolini led a new Fascist movement which took power in the March on Rome in October 1922Picture: Ben...

11 Mars 25min

81.3 The Irish Civil War

81.3 The Irish Civil War

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13 Feb 25min

81.2 Irish War of Independence

81.2 Irish War of Independence

The Irish form a shadow government in opposition to the British, with their own courts and tax collections. Meanwhile, Irish volunteer fighters wage guerilla warfare against the British police force, ...

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