Tag: Montecassino

• 046 – Matilda of Tuscany, the iron countess of Canossa, part 2

  We continue the story of Matilda of Canossa as  war breaks out with Emperor Henry IV. We then see yet another failed attempt at marriage, the end of the fight against Henry IV and how things went with his son and successor, Henry V while alone she tan one of the largest areas in Italy.

  A History of Italy

  March 5, 2019

  Bavaria, Bologna, Carpineti, Gregory VII, Henry IV, Henry V, Lambrusco, Lucca, Madonna della battaglia, Mantua, Marola, Matilda of Canossa, Milan, Modena, Montecassino, Monteveglio, Parma, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Podcast, Reggio Emilia, Rome, Sorbara, Urban II, Victor III, Well the fat

• 041 – A Runaway pope and the end of the Fox

  1085 – 1087 After the turmoil of the papacy of Gregory VII, we see a pope that just didn’t want the job and follow the final years of the great Norman Robert Guiscard.

  A History of Italy

  January 12, 2019

  Desiderius, Gregory VII, Henry IV, Matilda of Canossa, Montecassino, Podcast, Robert Guiscard, Rome, Victor III