A History of Italy

A podcast by Mike Corradi - Tuesdays

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274 Episodes

  1. 053 – Guelfs, Ghibellines and Normans with big ideas

    Published: 5/29/2019
  2. 052 – A wander around in the early 12th century

    Published: 5/21/2019
  3. 051 – Communes rising

    Published: 5/14/2019
  4. Recap 03: Episodes 28 – 50 from the year 1000 to the concordat of Worms in 1122

    Published: 5/1/2019
  5. 050 – Arrivederci Arabs, the Emirate of Sicily part 2

    Published: 4/22/2019
  6. 049 – Arrivederci Arabs, the Emirate of Sicily part 1

    Published: 4/15/2019
  7. 048 – Bye bye Byzantines -The end of Byzantine Italy part 2

    Published: 4/1/2019
  8. 047 – Bye bye Byzantines – The end of Byzantine Italy part 1

    Published: 3/20/2019
  9. 046 – Matilda of Tuscany, the iron countess of Canossa, part 2

    Published: 3/5/2019
  10. 045 – Matilda of Tuscany, the iron countess of Canossa Part 1

    Published: 2/25/2019
  11. 044 – Goodbye Henry, goodbye Matilda and a can of worms

    Published: 2/16/2019
  12. Interview – The massacre of the Foibe and the Italian Istrian exodus with Roberta Alessandra Belulovich

    Published: 2/10/2019
  13. 043 – A crusading we will go

    Published: 2/4/2019
  14. Special: Italy's role in the holocaust

    Published: 1/27/2019
  15. 042 – An "Urban" pope and an imperial soap opera

    Published: 1/20/2019
  16. 041 – A Runaway pope and the end of the Fox

    Published: 1/12/2019
  17. NC 013 – Happy birthday podcast and national stereotypes

    Published: 1/5/2019
  18. 040 – Half-time in the investiture controversy

    Published: 1/3/2019
  19. Christmas 2018 – Italian Christmas past and present and a Christmas witch

    Published: 12/26/2018
  20. 039 – A sticky end and the humiliation of Canossa

    Published: 12/19/2018

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Join history buff, Mike Corradi on a journey through time as he unfolds the rich tapestry of the Italian peninsula's history. This chronological story starts with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and leads you through the most iconic events, influential figures, and cultural milestones that have shaped Italy into what we see today. It’s all serious stuff, but we do take time to stop and laugh at battles over a bucket, rude names, naughty priests and popes, rabbits winning sieges, doves winning battles, bits of dead bodies as tokens of love, and whole series of real historical silly situations that no comedian could think of. Come along every other week for a compelling and insightful glimpse into A History of Italy.