Tag: History

• Halloween Special: The Ghost of Bardi Castle

  In this special Halloween episode we explore the castle of Bardi in the Apennines of Parma. The ghost is supposedly that of Moroello, the captain of the castle garrison who is said to have died along with his beloved Soleste in the late 15th century.

  A History of Italy

  October 31, 2021

  Bardi, ghost, ghost story, History, Italy, Landi, Moroello, Parma, Podcast, Soleste

• Recap 02 – episodes 014 – 027

  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.

  A History of Italy

  August 27, 2018

  Alberic, Apulia, Arab, Benevento, Charlemagne, Emirate, History, Italy, John Xii, Leo III, Liguria, Marozia, Otto I, Otto II, Otto III, Pandolfo Ironhead, Podcast, Pope, Rome, Salerno, Sicily, Spoleto, Theophanu, Theophylact, Tuscany, Venice

• 024 – Outstanding Otto and more mess from a porn pope

  951 – 066 We take a look at the reign of the teenage oboe John XII and the start of the struggle between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire

  A History of Italy

  July 21, 2018

  Adalbert, Adelaide of Italy, Albert of Rome, Berengarius of Ivrea, History, Italy, John Xii, Leo VIII, Otto I, Podcast, Rome

• 022 – More mischief from Marozia

  910 – 932 We look at the second part of the incredible story of Marozia, as we use her family as an example of the chaos that was early tenth century Italy.

  A History of Italy

  June 29, 2018

  Albert of Spoleto, Ermengarde, Fiorenzuola, Garigliano, Guy of Provence, History, Italy, John X, John XI, Leo VI, Marozia, Podcast, Ravenna, Rome, Stephen VII, Theodora, Theophylact

• 021 – Rowdy Roman Revelry: Marozia’s pornocracy

  897 – 910 We take a look at the situation of debauchery and corruption that Italy, and more specifically Rome, fell into during the ninth and tenth centuries, with a particular focus on the Tuscolo family and perhaps its most famous member, Marozia.

  A History of Italy

  June 21, 2018

  Alberic I, Arnulf, Formosus, History, Italy, John IX, John X, John XI, Lambert of Spoleto, Marozia, Podcast, Pornocracy, Rome, Sergius III, Spoleto, Theophylact, Thodora, Tusculum