41.2 Russo-Lithuanian Wars 1500-1503
Russo-Lithuanian Wars 1500-1503. Ivan III the Great (pictured) continues the expansion of Muscovy by the capture of Lithuanian territories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Dec 201717min
41.1 Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III of Moscow
Russia in the 1400's. The Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III the Great, Grand Prince of Moscowwww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeurope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Dec 201724min
40.5 Battle of Fornovo 1495
King Charles VIII of France, following his conquest of Naples, heads back through Italy to France but is attacked on his way back by a combined Venetian-Milanese army. The two sides meet near the village of Fornovo, near Parma. Although ultimately a failure, Charles' expeditions had major repercussions for it triggered the decades long Italian Wars, when the Italian peninsula became the battleground between foreign powers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 Nov 201718min
40.4 Charles VIII of France Invades Naples
Charles VII leads his army into Italy to invade the Kingdom of Naples. He is invited into the peninsula by Ludovico Il Moro of Milan, concerned about aggression from Naples. Ludovico had expected the French to to travel to Naples largely by sea, and with a smaller force, not the full deployment of the French crownwww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeurope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Nov 201725min
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Nov 201719min
40.2 Renaissance Florence & Medici
Rise of the Medici dynasty in Florence. Renaissance Italy sees a remarkable flourishing of art and literature, with such writers as Dante, Bocaccio and Petrarch, the architects Brunelleschi and Michelozzo, and the artists Giotto and Pisano. Florence creates a republican system of government, although imperfect, democratic for its time. Cosimo de Medici, a skilled diplomat, rises to power in Florence and helps organise the Peace of Lodi, which brings a period of relative peace and stability to the Italian peninsulawww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeurope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Nov 201726min
40.1 Italy in 1400's
Overview of Italy in the 1400's in the lead-up to the Renaissance and Italian Wars. The 5 main powers were The Papacy, Milan, Florence, Naples and Venice, each with very different characteristics. The Maritime Republic of Venice, its overseas territories threatened by the Ottomans, attempts to expand on the mainland. Also, the turbulent history of Naples in 1300's and 1400'swww.historyeurope.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 Okt 201730min
39.3 Battle of Nancy 1477, Fall of Burgundy
The Burgundian Wars 1474-1477. Charles the Bold of Burgundy captures the Duchy of Lorraine. But he faces fierce resistance from his neighbours who form an alliance called the League of Constance, which includes several Swiss towns. The culmination of the wars is the Siege of Nancy 1476-77www.historyeurope.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Sep 201729min
