Tag: Alessandria

• 151 – Milan from Visconti to Sforza (1447 – 1450)

  After the death of Duke Filippo Maria Visconti of Milan, a succession crisis has everyone in on the game and Venice gobbling up cities. In the end, will Bianca Maria Visconti and her husband, Francesco Sforza, manage to stake her claim? Also some naughtiness in the bedroom going on here.

  A History of Italy

  February 20, 2023

  Alessandria, Diana Maria Visconti, Duchy of Milan, Filippo Maria Visconti, France, Francesco Sforza, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Milan, Orlean, Podcast, Repubblica Ambrosiana, Venice

• 134 – Piedmont and the rise of the house of Savoy

  We catch the region of Piedmont up to the 13th century and then start to take a look at the rise of the house of Savoy, beginning with its founder Umberto Biancamano, he of the white hand (for some reason).

  A History of Italy

  February 19, 2023

  Alessandria, Amedeo, Asti, Cinque Terre, Emanuele Filiberto, Gauls, Liguri, Lombards, Moncinisio, Monferrato, Piedmont, Podcast, Saluzzo, Savoy, Umberto Biancamano, Vercelli

• 098 – The Visconti take Milan, Act 1

  We see the rise of the Visconti family in Milan as they battle the power of the Della Torre for control over the city and subsequently much of Northern Italy. First however, I take a personal look at my relationship with Milan and tell the story of how my mother was an unwitting baby sitter…

  A History of Italy

  September 28, 2020

  Alessandria, Brescia, Giorgio Ambrosoli, Lodi, Matteo Visconti, Michele Sindona, Milan, Monferrato, Napoleone della Torre, Novara, Podcast, Vercelli

• 088 – Twilight of the communes

  Before saying goodbye to the 13th century, we take a quick tour of the peninsula to tie up some loose ends, such as the maritime, republics, Piedmont and the situation with the communes.

  A History of Italy

  May 16, 2020

  Alessandria, Arezzo, Benevento, Campaldino, Charles of Anjou, Correggio, Dante, Della Scala Da Camino, Della Torre, Este, Ferrara, Florence, Genoa, Ghibelline, Guelph, Milan, Monferrato, Parm, Piemont, Podcast, Ruggiero degli Ubaldi, Savoy, Taglicozzo, Treviso, Ugolino della Gherardesca, Verona, Visconti

• 082 – Charles in charge and the Sicilian Vespers

  1266-1282 Charles of Anjou settles down to govern his new kingdom… and make a mess if it, provoking the rebellion of the Sicilian Vespers.

  A History of Italy

  March 27, 2020

  Alessandria, Alfonso of Castille, Charles of Anjou, Corleone, Dante Alighieri, Genoa, Giuseppe Verdi, Gregory X, Naples, Palermo, Peter of Aragon, Podcast, Sicily, Turin, Viterbo