Episode 225: The Baglioni Family Massacre (The Real Red Wedding)

Welcome to Episode 225: The Baglioni Family Massacre (The Real Red Wedding)! Game of Thrones wishes it was this savage. In this episode, we take you deep into the blood-soaked halls of Renaissance Italy to uncover the real Red Wedding: the Baglioni Massacre of 1500. From cursed bridal chests and grotesque wedding traditions to power-hungry nobles and literal heart-eating assassins, this is a story of love, betrayal, and brutal ambition set against the backdrop of 15th-century Italian politics. Buckle tf up, Haunties: it's art history meets true crime, with enough gore and ghosts to haunt you forever. 15th Century Italian Wedding Traditions covered in this episode: arranged marriages for power, cassoni, bedding ceremonies, il mal’occhio (the evil eye), and more. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 HOOK 00:01:00 WELCOME 00:05:30 PERSONAL HAUNTINGS (APPENDICITIS) 00:09:13 FACTOR AD 00:11:28 PART I: THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE 00:19:21 PART II: 15TH C. ITALIAN WEDDING TRADITIONS 00:47:04 PART III: THE RED WEDDING 01:20:00 FINAL THOUGHTS 01:35:33 CLOSING CREDITS THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below: FACTOR: This episode is sponsored by Factor. Head to https://www.factormeals.com/letsgethaunted50 and use code “letsgethaunted50” to get 50% off your first box —— Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: LetsGetHauntedPod@gmail.com —— BACKGROUND MUSIC: [1] “MAGIC TRANSITION SOUND - NO COPYRIGHT” BY SOUND TRUST, LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNHMu3Upgu4 Creative Commons — CC BY 3.0 I https://goo.gl/Yibru5 [2] License Dar Golan - Elevator Music - Royalty free music, “Elevator Music (Royalty Free, Infinite Loop)” by Dar Golan, free download link here: https://www.dargolan-free.com/funny-music [3] “Creepy Doll” by Michael Byrnes [4] “Italian Lute Music of the Renaissance” by From Baroque with Love, LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvYNlcLtR0w&list=RDXvYNlcLtR0w&start_radio=1 —— KEYWORDS: haunted, haunting, haunt, ghost, spirit, ghoul, goblin, cryptid, alien, curse, evil eye, cassoni, cassone, tradition, weird, strange, real life, true story, legend, urban legend, history, historical, money, power, greed, AP English, analysis, Italian, Baglioni, Game of Thrones, War, Battle, Battlefield, painting, video, podcast, episode, Aly, Nat, Unsolved, Mystery, Unknown, Unresolved, True Crime, Murder, Assassination, Italy, Renaissance, 1400s, 1500s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices