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A History of Italy

Join history buff, Mike Corradi on a journey through time as he unfolds the rich tapestry of the Italian peninsula"s history. This chronological story starts with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and leads you through the most iconic events, influential figures, and cultural milestones that have shaped Italy into what we see today. It’s all serious stuff, but we do take time to stop and laugh at battles over a bucket, rude names, naughty priests and popes, rabbits winning sieges, doves

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19:33

128 – Caterina of Siena: God's teenage rebel

A History of Italy ·

2021/12/14

We look at the early life of Catherine of Siena (Caterina da Siena) as she has her first visions and sets off at a very young age open her life as a mystic, religious and political activist in mid 14th century

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25:47

127 – Milan vs Florence: fight to the death (1395 –...

A History of Italy ·

2021/12/07

unstoppable expansion of the newly formed Duchy of Milan. Will they manage? Or will Gian Galeazzo Visconti complete his vision of including Florence in his dominions.

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26:06

126 – Visconti family feud and a new duchy is born...

A History of Italy ·

2021/12/01

We see how the power-sharing solution for the government of Milan comes crashing down with power once again in the hands of a single man: Gian Galeazzo Visconti, who, after inheriting the holdings of his father and uncle, will create a Duchy that will last for centuries. meanwhile we also try and keep up with Florence and the other Tuscan cities as well as those of Piedmont Lombardi and benedetto as they do their best to counter the expansion of the new Duchy.

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33:26

The Great Q & A session

A History of Italy ·

2021/11/23

To celebrate reaching episode 125, we have a special episode with questions from our wonderful listenersWe get to talk about Latin, Lombards, Normans, noble houses, strange surnames, the mafia, fascism and much, much more.

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16:59

125 – War and rebellion in Tuscany (1348 to 1382)

A History of Italy ·

2021/11/16

After seeing the gruesome spectacle of the plague in Florence through the eyes of Giovani bocaccio we follow the rising tension in the city and all over Tuscany that would eventually erupt in the rebellion known as the "Revolt of the Ciompi".In the meantime, Florence also finds time to participate in the war of the eight Saints. Lots of fun in the 14th century for Tuscany!

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18:23

124 – Troubled Tuscan times and Boccaccio's Decameron

A History of Italy ·

2021/11/09

After following Florence and Tuscany through a mini golden age from the 1280's to the 1330's we see things really start to go downhill with social tensions between the Arti Maggiori, the greater guilds, and the arti minori, the lesser guilds, exacerbated also by the very brief dominion over Florence by Walter of Brienne.We then take a brief look at the life of Giovani bocaccio and see the plague through his eyes with his great work the Decameron.

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34:35

Halloween Special: The Ghost of Bardi Castle

A History of Italy ·

2021/10/31

In this special Halloween episode we explore the castle of Bardi in the Apennines of Parma. The ghost is supposedly that of Moroello, the captain of the castle garrison who is said to have died along with his beloved Soleste in the late 15th century.

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24:36

123 – The Tuscan scene and Florence rising (1302 – 1327)

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2021/10/26

area. We see how things went with the Guelphs and Ghibellines inside and outside the region with all the "international" players while all the while the corporations make their way into the halls of power.

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09:56

Tech update test and free "NewsCappuccino" episode

A History of Italy ·

2021/10/20

I'm very sorry but I am updating my tracking system. As an apology: a free episode of one of the features you can find on Patreon, NewsCappuccino, enjoy!

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18:44

122 – Braccio da Montone's last stand (1417 – 1424)

A History of Italy ·

2021/10/19

the final chapter of his story: will he rise to even greater glory and perhaps cut out a kingdom in central Italy for himself or will it all come crashing down? Will the newly elected Pope Martin the fifth manage to set up a coalition strong enough to beat this great soldier?

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18:47

121 Braccio da Montone, Lord of Perugia (1407 – 1417)

A History of Italy ·

2021/10/13

Braccio's fame increases as he wins victory after victory, in central Italy, against Naples and in his involvement in the Great Western Schism, all the while with his eye on Perugia.

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21:05

120 – Braccio da Montone, early life of a condottiero...

A History of Italy ·

2021/10/05

Fortebraccio, known as Braccio da Montone

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17:52

119 – Joanna II of Naples and some schism fixing

A History of Italy ·

2021/09/21

We see the rather naughty and turbulent reign of Joanna II of Naples. Did she really deserve the nickname "the insatiable" or even "the mad"? Or was it just bad press?

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20:05

118 Sicily goes Spanish and Naples gets big ideas...

A History of Italy ·

2021/08/17

We see how Sicily loses its independence to the Spanish and then cross over to the mainland to see how king Ladislaus of Naples gets some big ideas on expanding his kingdom.

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29:10

The bagpipes of resistance – Crossover ep. with "The...

A History of Italy ·

2021/08/03

In this very special crossover episode, we got the chance to host an episode on the podcast of one of our all-time heroes, David Crowther of "The History of England". In this episode we talk about operation "tombola", the allied and partisan attack on a strategic Nazi position in a small town in Northern Italy.

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18:42

117 – Eleonora of Arborea and the fall of Sardinia...

A History of Italy ·

2021/07/21

The life and times of the great "Giudchessa" and the fall of Sardinia to the Spanish.

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13:42

NewsCappuccino: Roman helmets and insulting Austria –...

A History of Italy ·

2021/06/17

onour of Italy's splendid performance in the EURO cup, a taste on what you can hear on Patreon about the content of the Italian national anthem: the battle of Legnano, Scipio Africanus, the Sicilian Vespers and making fun go Austria.

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31:53

F100: 02 Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, early years

A History of Italy ·

2021/06/15

n the second episode of Fascism 100, the series on the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fascist party, we look at the life of Benito Andrea Amilcare Mussolini from his birth on 29th July 1883 to 1921 when the first Fascist delegates were elected to the Italian parliament.

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23:20

116 – Venice in mortal peril (1356 – 1400)

A History of Italy ·

2021/06/09

After an attempt at legalising prostitution, the Dolphin doge cannot quite fight off a Hungarian threat, then things with Genoa get so heated over the possession of Eastern Mediterranean islands that Venice stares destruction in the face with enemies at the gates and even in the lagoon.

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18:07

Special: Republic Day 2021

A History of Italy ·

2021/06/02

A repeat episode on the vote that changed Italian History, abolishing the Monarchy and creating the Italian Republic on 2nd June 1946, with all the complications and tensions leading up to and following the vote.

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