Tag: Innocent IV

• 086 – Marco Polo part 1

  In this first episode on the 13th century explorer Marco Polo we look at some background on Venice at his time and his family as well as introducing the figure of the Great Khan Kublai.

  A History of Italy

  April 30, 2020

  Assasins, Charles of Anjou, Constantinople, Edward I, Fibonazzi, Genghis Khan, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Golden Horde, Gregory X, Hashishin, Innocent IV, Lorenzo Fibonacci, Maffio Polo, Marco Polo, Matteo Polo, Micael Paleologus, Mongol, Nicolò Polo, Podcast, Sudak, Tartars, Venice

• 080 – Frederick II’s boys and here come the French

  1250 – 1266 We take a look at what happened to the sons of Frederick II, Conrad, Henry and Manfredi. In the case of Manfredi we see his rise to influence over almost all of Italy before it all came crashing down with the invasion of Charles of Anjou.

  A History of Italy

  March 12, 2020

  Alexander iV, Benevento, Clement IV, Conrad IV, Florence, Frederick II, Genoa, Ghibelline, Guelph, Innocent IV, Lombardy, Lucera, Manfredi, Podcast, Rome, Siciliy, Siena, Tuscany, Urban IV, Venice

• 079 – The Prisoner King and the rest of Frederick II’s boys

  1248 -1272 We start taking a look at how things progressed after the death of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, starting with his son Enzo, who fell prisoner to the Coomune of Bologna, giving rise to a whole series of legends

  A History of Italy

  March 4, 2020

  Bologna, Commune, Enzo of Sardinia, Frederick II, Innocent IV, La Secchia Rapita, Modena, Podcast, Respighi, Tassoni, Wagner

• 075 – Heresies and the Inquisition

  We take a break to look at the increase in heretical ideas and movement in the 12th and 13th centuries such as the Cathars and Waldensians and how the church decided to dea with the rising tide of critical opposition to it.

  A History of Italy

  January 21, 2020

  Albigensian, Cathar, Gregory IX, Heresy, Innocent III, Innocent IV, Inquisition, Lucius III, Peter Waldo, Podcast, Waldensian

• 074 – Goodbye Freddie II

  We see the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II to its end as he faces off with Gregory IX and then Innocent IV, all the while dealing with the ever rebellious communes of northern Italy in their continuous struggle between pro-imperial Ghibellines and pro-papal Guelphs, up to the Battle of Parma in 1247.

  A History of Italy

  January 14, 2020

  Battle of Parma, Brescia, Council of Lyon, Enzo of Sardinia, Frederick II, Genoa, Ghibelline, Gregory IX, Guelph, Innocent IV, Milan, Modena, Piacenza, Podcast, Reggio Emilia, Rome, Venice, Verona