Special - Caterina of Siena
To celebrate A History of Italy of joining the Sentire podcast network (sentire.media) we go back to visit with a peculiar young girl who went from early, rather graphic and violent religious visions ...
5 Mar 202417min
Special - Matilde di Canossa
To celebrate the A History of Italy podcast becoming a member of the Sentire Media podcast network we go back and visit with one of our personal favourites, Matilda of Canossa Margarine of Tuscany, a ...
5 Mar 202420min
164 - The rise of the Borgias
After seeing Charles VIII though Rome with an uncertain deal with pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia, we go back to see how the Borgias came to Italy from Spain with Alphonse of Aragon, rose to the pap...
23 Jan 202415min
6th Anniversary episode - Best of the sketches
To celebrate our 6th anniversary on 3rd January, we look back on some of the most memorable sketches that have accompanied the regular episodes. From the first appearance of the Great Turnip, through ...
3 Jan 202444min
Interview on the Aldo Moro Affair with Simon Gaul, Author of "White Suicide"
We spoke to Travel book author, adventurer and novelist Simon Gaul about his new book "White Suicide" which covers a dark period of Italian history in which Christian Democrat Party leader Aldo Moro w...
19 Des 202341min
163 - The rise and Fall of Gerolamo Savonarola
We follow the life of mystic, prophet and monk, Gerolamo Savonarola, who came to have a great moral influence over Florence, particularly after the expulsion of the Medici. His increasing fiery denunc...
12 Des 202323min
162 - The Italian wars 2- opening hostilities and the Medici get kicked out
Charles VIII of France starts to head into Italy, beginning with the lands of Savoy where a 2-year-old duke leaves things to his mum to deal with the expensive guest who also asks her for a loan.Meanw...
28 Nov 202322min
161 - The Italian wars 1: setting up and setting off
We look at the background to the expedition by King Charles VIII of France into Italy to claim the throne of Naples. This takes us to explore the situation i Milan, with Duke Gian Galeazzo Sforza and ...
14 Nov 202315min
