Tag: Norman

• 070 – No more Normans and Horrid Henry

  1186 – 1197 We sadly saw goodbye to the Norman kings in Sicily and usher in a new era in which the Hohenstaufen, under emperor Henry VI, son of Barbarossa, extend their dominion from the north sea to the centre of the Meditteranean.

  A History of Italy

  December 12, 2019

  Avellino, Clement III, Constance of Siciliy, Frederick Barbarossa, Henry VI, Joan of England, Lionheart, Norman, Palermo, Podcast, Richard I, Salerno, Tancredi of Siciliy, Urban III, Walter of the mill, William I of Siciliy, William II of Siciliy

• 069 – Venice part 06

  This is the last in our miniseries on Venice, taking us from the mid twelfth century back up to the notorious 4th Crusade, but not before we look at a 1997 attempt at Venetian independence using a WWII machine gun and a home-made tank called “Tanko”

  A History of Italy

  December 4, 2019

  Adriatic, Alexander III, Amalfi, Arengo, Constantinople, Crusade, Doge, Doge Michiel, Domenico Morosini, Dubrovnik, Enrico Dandolo, Frederick Barbarossa, Galata, Genoa, Norman, Pisa, Podcast, Ragusa, Riva degli schiavoni, Serenissima armata veneta, Serenissimi, Serenissimo governo veneto, tanko, Venice, Victor IV

• 068 – Venice part 05

  This episode takes us through Venice in the 12th century, overcoming issues with Normans, Hungarians and seeing trouble starts with the Eastern Roman Empire as well as more interest towards the rest of Italy. Also there is a doge with an odd name and some confusion with the bodies of dead Saints.

  A History of Italy

  November 27, 2019

  Arsenale, Crusade, Dalmatia, Dante Alighieri, Fano, Morosini, Norman, Ordelafo Falier, Padova, Pisa, Podcast, Ragusa, Saint Stephen, Sicily, Venice

• 067 – Venice part 04

  After being guided into the new millenium by Domenico II Orsoleo, we follow the (all too high) rise and downfall of the family as Venice itself rises and falls along its way through the 11th century with its new Norman threat as the first crusade draws closer.

  A History of Italy

  November 13, 2019

  Byzantium, Flabanico, flood, Norman, Ottone Orsoleo, Pietro II Orsoleo, Podcast, Robert Guiscard, Venice

• 053 – Guelfs, Ghibellines and Normans with big ideas

  1122 – 1130 We finally get back to the chronological narration of Italian history, popping in to see a new Holy Roman Emperor, a new pope, or couple of popes and catch up with the ambitious Normans

  A History of Italy

  May 29, 2019

  Anacletus II, Bavaria, Benevento, Calabria, Calixtus II, Capua, Ghibelline, Guelf, hohenstaufen, Holy Roman Emperor, Honorius II, Innocent II, Lothar, Norman, Podcast, Puglia, Robert Guiscard, Roger Borsa, Roger Hauteville, Roger II, Rome, Sicily, Weibling, Welf