Tag: Siena

• 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

• 131 – Milan, chaos in the duchy (1402 – 1412)

  After the untimely death of the first duke of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the duchy is thrown into turmoil as the widow, Caterina Visconti attempts to hold onto the realm of her sons, Giovanni Maria and Filippo Maria through internal intrigue and external military pressure from Florence, Venice and many others trying to take advantage…

  A History of Italy

  January 25, 2022

  Alberigo Da Barbiano, Caterina Visconti, Da Carrara, Della Scala, Facino Cane, Filippo Maria Visconti, Florence, Francesco Novello Da Carrara, Giovanni Maria Visconti, Jacopo del Verme, Milan, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Parma, Pavia, Podcast, Sforza, Siena, Venice, Verona, Visconti

• Re-release: 129 – Catherine of Siena – Medieval UN ambassador

  In this episode we follow the last part of the life of St Catherine of Siena as her fame and influence grows to International levels and she deals with princes and popes alike, going through the war of the eight saints, the Ciompi revolt and the Great Western Schism, all the while battling against her…

  A History of Italy

  December 29, 2021

  Caterina da Siena, Catherine of Siena, Clement VII, Florence, Gregory XI, Jesus Christ, Podcast, Raimondo da Capua, Raymond of Capua, Revolt of the Ciompi, Siena, Urban VI

• 129 – Catherine of Siena – Medieval UN ambassador

  In this episode we follow the last part of the life of St Catherine of Siena as her fame and influence grows to International levels and she deals with princes and popes alike, going through the war of the eight saints, the Ciompi revolt and the Great Western Schism, all the while battling against her…

  A History of Italy

  December 21, 2021

  Caterina da Siena, Catherine of Siena, Clement VII, Florence, Gregory XI, Jesus Christ, Podcast, Raimondo da Capua, Raymond of Capua, Revolt of the Ciompi, Siena, Urban VI

• 128 – Caterina of Siena: God’s teenage rebel

  We look at the early life of Catherine of Siena (Caterina da Siena) as she has her first visions and sets off at a very young age open her life as a mystic, religious and political activist in mid 14th century

  A History of Italy

  December 14, 2021

  Caterina da Siena, Catherine of Siena, Giacomo Benincasa, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mystic, penitance, Podcast, Siena, St Catherine, St. Katherin, vision