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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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All Episodes

18:01

041 – A Runaway pope and the end of the Fox

A History of Italy ·

2019/01/12

1085 - 1087 After the turmoil of the papacy of Gregory VII, we see a pope that just didn't want the job and follow the final years of the great Norman Robert Guiscard.

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08:14

NC 013 – Happy birthday podcast and national stereotypes

A History of Italy ·

2019/01/05

To celebrate the birthday of "A History of Italy" we are releasing a free versions of NewsCappuccino in which we talk about national stereotypes.

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16:35

040 – Half-time in the investiture controversy

A History of Italy ·

2019/01/03

1077 - 1085 The investiture controversy heats up with an anti-king elected in Germany and an anti-pope elected by Henry IV who then take the fight against Gregory and Matilde down into Italy with the Normans of Robert Guiscard waiting in the wings.

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18:54

Christmas 2018 – Italian Christmas past and present...

A History of Italy ·

2018/12/26

We have a look at important events in Italy on and around Christmas as well as explore the traditions, including that of the Christmas witch.

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17:05

039 – A sticky end and the humiliation of Canossa

A History of Italy ·

2018/12/19

1076 - 1077 Godfrey the Hunchback meets a sticky end and the investiture controversy reaches a high point and slips towards war

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18:35

038 – Gregory VII and marriage counselling

A History of Italy ·

2018/12/12

1073 - 1076 We follow the marital problems of Matilde of Canossa and Godfrey the Hunchback of Lorain while pope Gregory VII rolled up his sleeves and get's down to some serious posing and reforming.

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17:11

037 – The Normans run out of room and the papacy out...

A History of Italy ·

2018/12/05

1061 - 1073 The Normand, having conquered as much as they could in Southern Italy, head for Sicily while the struggle between the papacy and the empire heats up.

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17:23

036 – Introducing a beard, a hunchback and Matilda

A History of Italy ·

2018/11/28

1052 - 1061 Bonifacio Attone of Canossa dies leaving his wife Beatrice and stepdaughter to first look to the pope and then marry Godfrey the Bearded while in the backgrounds a couple of popes come and go and we also see a change of emperors.

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19:35

035 – The lion, the fox and the Great Schism

A History of Italy ·

2018/11/22

1047 - 1054 Once pope Leo IX takes power, we follow his rather disastrous decision to challenge the Normans and Robert Guiscard. After that, we have a quick look at the start of the Great East- West Schism.

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20:48

034 – Another Henry, too many popes and naughtiness...

A History of Italy ·

2018/11/11

1039-1046 We follow the descent of Henry III into Italy and see how he deals with the church as a reform takes route

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18:28

033 – Here come the Normans, there goes the...

A History of Italy ·

2018/10/28

We take a look at the arrival of the Normans in Southern Italy at the start of the XI century and follow their participation in the anti-Byzantines rebellions of the 1040's.

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20:23

032 – Saxons to Salians and a fake news legend

A History of Italy ·

2018/10/18

1024 - 1037 We look at the passage from Henry II to Conrad and look at the trouble caused for the new emperor by Bishop Aribert of Milan while he tries to consolidate his hold on Italy with the help of Bonifacio of Canossa and the new pope.

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20:37

031 – A rebellion in the south, a lion in the north...

A History of Italy ·

2018/10/10

1009 - 1024 We take a look at a forgotten rebellion in the south of Italy headed by an apple tree, check in with the Canossa family to observe their growing power in the north and then see how Holy Roman emperor Henry II got on when he made his way across the Alps.

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17:42

Special: The massacre of Monte Sole

A History of Italy ·

2018/09/30

Between the 29th September and 5th October 1944, the Nazi occupiers of Italy, along with their Fascist allies, rounded up and killed almost 800 civilians, mostly elderly, women and children in the worst single episode of violence against the civilian population in Western Europe. The massacre occurred on the slopes of Monte Sole, south of Bologna.

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19:25

030 – Saxons, Saracens, Sardinia

A History of Italy ·

2018/09/26

We leave Henry II waiting for a moment to look at the increasing Saracen raids in the early 11th century before taking a look at the unique history of the Sardinian "Giudicati".

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16:01

029 – New millennium, nationalist myths, same old mess

A History of Italy ·

2018/09/17

1002 - 1013 As a new millennium dawns on the Italian pensala, we see that nothing much has changed, at least for the moment, as we see Henry II of Bavaria attempting to take power in Italy and then become emperor.

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17:41

Special: 8th September 1943, from infamy to resistance

A History of Italy ·

2018/09/10

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the armistice between the Italian government and the allied forces we look at the fateful day the armistice was announced and the consequences for the Italian forces and people.

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16:39

028 – The year 1000 and life for the average Giuseppe

A History of Italy ·

2018/09/03

After our recap episode, we take a look at the attitudes towards the year 1000 and have a look at what daily life was like for people around that year.

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08:17

NC 003 – Identity crisis of a Brexit victim

A History of Italy ·

2018/08/30

We explore the concept of national identity and pride and look at additive rather than subtractive human pride.

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19:25

Recap 02 – episodes 014 – 027

A History of Italy ·

2018/08/27

In this recap episode we look back over the period from the fall of the Lombard kingdom at the hands of Charlemagne in 774 to the year 1000.

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