Tag: Pisa

• 146 – Lorenzo vs Sixtus and America’s beautiful cousin (1471 – 1476)

  The rivalry between Lorenzo de Medici and pope Sixtus IV, Francesco della Rovere starts to heat up as they clash over lands and resources, reaching very dangerous levels. Meanwhile the Medici brothers find time for another great tournament and Giuliano finds love with the most beautiful woman in Florence, the “living Venus” Simonetta Vespucci, whose…

  A History of Italy

  February 20, 2023

  America, Amerigo Vespucci, Federico da Montefeltro, Florence, Girolamo Riario, Giuliano De Medici, Lorenzo De Medici, Marco Vespucci, Milan, Naples, Pazzi, Pisa, Podcast, Siena, Simonetta Cattaneo, Simonetta Vespucci, Sixtus IV, Urbino, Volterra

• 127 – Milan vs Florence: fight to the death (1395 – 1402)

  unstoppable expansion of the newly formed Duchy of Milan. Will they manage? Or will Gian Galeazzo Visconti complete his vision of including Florence in his dominions.

  A History of Italy

  December 7, 2021

  Alberigo Da Barbiano, Assisi, Braccio da Montone, Da Carrara, Ferrara, Florence, France, Genoa, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Gonzaga, Jacopo del Verme, Lucca, Mantova, Milan, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Padova, Perugia, Pisa, Podcast, Tuscany, Venice

• 126 – Visconti family feud and a new duchy is born (1378 – 1395)

  We see how the power-sharing solution for the government of Milan comes crashing down with power once again in the hands of a single man: Gian Galeazzo Visconti, who, after inheriting the holdings of his father and uncle, will create a Duchy that will last for centuries. meanwhile we also try and keep up with…

  A History of Italy

  November 30, 2021

  Alberico da Barbiano, Antonio della Scala, Asti, Bernabò Visconti, Boniface IX, Canfrande II della Scala, Cansignorio della Scala, Clement VII, Da Carrara, Florence, Galeazzo Visconti, Gambacorta, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Gubbio, Jacopo D'Appiano, Jacopo del Verme, John Hawkwood, Landau, Mantova, Milan, Monferrato, Montefeltro, Padova, Paolo Alboino della Scala, Pisa, Podcast, Pusterla, Regina della Scala, Savoy, Siena, Tuscany, Urban VI, Urbino, Venice, Vicenza

• 123 – The Tuscan scene and Florence rising (1302 – 1327)

  area. We see how things went with the Guelphs and Ghibellines inside and outside the region with all the “international” players while all the while the corporations make their way into the halls of power.

  A History of Italy

  October 26, 2021

  Agriturismo, Arezzo, Arnolfo da Cambio, Campaldino, Castruccio Castracani, Charles of Calabria, Cimabue, Dante Alighieri, Farinata degli Uberti, Florence, Ghibelline, Giotto, Guelph, INferno, Lucca, Montaperti, Montecatini, Montepulciano, Pisa, Podcast, Robert of Naples, Tuscany, Zappolino

• NewsCappuccino: Roman helmets and insulting Austria – The Italian national anthem

  onour of Italy’s splendid performance in the EURO cup, a taste on what you can hear on Patreon about the content of the Italian national anthem: the battle of Legnano, Scipio Africanus, the Sicilian Vespers and making fun go Austria.

  A History of Italy

  June 17, 2021

  Balilla, Florence, Genoa, Italy, Mameli, Pisa, Podcast, Rome, Scopio Africanus, Sicily