Tag: Gaeta

• 139 – King Alphonse of Naples (1436 – 1458)

  We go back a little to see how Alphonse V of Aragon actually got onto the throne of Naples and what he had to put up with once he got there dealing with Milan, Venice, Genoa and Florence, before a rather unprecedented alliance in 1454 under the “Italic League” when everyone became friends after the…

  A History of Italy

  February 20, 2023

  Alphonse V, Anjou, Balears, Capua, Corsica, France, Francesco Sforza, Gaeta, Genoa, Malatesta, Milan, Naples, Rimini, Savoy, Sforza, Sicily, Venice, Visconti

• Recap 04: Episodes 051 – 076 from the Concordat of Worms to the death of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II

  We stop for our usual recap to look back over episodes 051 to 076 going from the Concordat of Worms in 1122 to the death of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, with a look at the rise of the Commune city states and the maritime republics, Venice in particular.

  A History of Italy

  February 11, 2020

  Alexander III, Amalfi, Francis of Assisi, Frederick Barbarossa, Frederick II, Gaeta, Legnano, Lombard, Lombard League, Milan, Naples, Noli, Podcast, Ragusa, Venice

• 051 – Communes rising

  We take a look at how a new form of local government, the Communes rose and gained their independence from the feudal powers that be, 

  A History of Italy

  May 14, 2019

  Amalfi, Arengo, Bologna, Commune, Consul, Feudal, Gaeta, Genoa, Guild, Maritime Republic, Medieval, Merchant, Milan, Parma, Piacenza, Pisa, Podcast, Ragusa, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia, Venice

• 048 – Bye bye Byzantines -The end of Byzantine Italy part 2

  In the second part of this miniseries we go from the time of king Rotari of the Lombards at the end of the seventh century to the fall of Bai and the end of the Byzantine presence in Italy.

  A History of Italy

  March 31, 2019

  Bari, Basileus II, Byzantine, Exarch, Gaeta, Katepano, Lombards, Naples, Normans, Phokas, Podcast, Ravenna, Rome, Sicily, Taranto

• 018 – A clear-up on kingdoms and back up the boot in the ninth century

  We first cleat up the concept of the “Kingdom of Italy” and then make our way back up from the Arab Emirate of Sicily to look at the Principality of Benevento, the Duchy of Naples and the Duchy of Spoleto in the ninth century as the Carolingians do their thing up north.

  A History of Italy

  May 23, 2018

  Arechi, Benevento, Gaeta, Grimoald, History, Italy, Kingdom of Italy, Lombard, Naples, Pandolfo, Podcast, Rome, Saracens, Sicily, Spoleto