Tag: Treviso

• 108 – Italians against stairs

  Mastino II Della Scala gets too big for his own good and Venice, Florence and Milan move in to bring him down a rung or two

  A History of Italy

  January 19, 2021

  Azzone Visconti, Brescia, Charles of Bohemia, Doge, Florence, Francesco Dandalo, Giovanni Visconti, Gradenigo, Lucca, Luchino Visconti, Mantua, Mastino II Della Scala, Milan, Padua, Parma, Pietro De Rossi, Podcast, Rome, Treviso, Venice

• 106 – An imperial tour of Italy (1327-1329)

  We follow the descent into Italy of Holy Roman Emperor Luis IV to visit with the Visconti in Milan, the Dalla Scala in Verona, the Este of Ferrara, the Castracani in Lucca and the Gonzaga in Mantua. At the same time we see the struggle between emperor and pope and get a reminder fo the…

  A History of Italy

  January 5, 2021

  Azzone Visconti, Cangrande Della Scala, Castruccio Castracani, Colonna, Edward I, Ferrara, Lucca, Luigi Gonzaga, Luis IV, Mantua, Milan, Modena, Obizzo D'Este, Pisa, Podcast, Pope John XXII, Rome, Treviso, Venice, Verona

• 088 – Twilight of the communes

  Before saying goodbye to the 13th century, we take a quick tour of the peninsula to tie up some loose ends, such as the maritime, republics, Piedmont and the situation with the communes.

  A History of Italy

  May 16, 2020

  Alessandria, Arezzo, Benevento, Campaldino, Charles of Anjou, Correggio, Dante, Della Scala Da Camino, Della Torre, Este, Ferrara, Florence, Genoa, Ghibelline, Guelph, Milan, Monferrato, Parm, Piemont, Podcast, Ruggiero degli Ubaldi, Savoy, Taglicozzo, Treviso, Ugolino della Gherardesca, Verona, Visconti

• 060 – A communal storm arising

  1162 – 1167 We see how after sorting out Milan, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa also goes on to try and deal with pope Alexander III. Meanwhile, the communes start to learn that there can be strength in numbers, with the League of Verona in 1164 and the Lombard and Italic Leagues in 1167.

  A History of Italy

  August 20, 2019

  Alexander III, Ancona, Bologna, Cremona, Ferrara, Frederick Barbarossa, Italic Leauge, League of Verona, Lodi, Lombard League, Milan, Padova, Pascal III, Podcast, Rome, Treviso, Venice, Victor IV