A History of Italy
A podcast by Mike Corradi - Tuesdays
274 Episodes
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053 – Guelfs, Ghibellines and Normans with big ideas
Published: 5/29/2019 -
052 – A wander around in the early 12th century
Published: 5/21/2019 -
051 – Communes rising
Published: 5/14/2019 -
Recap 03: Episodes 28 – 50 from the year 1000 to the concordat of Worms in 1122
Published: 5/1/2019 -
050 – Arrivederci Arabs, the Emirate of Sicily part 2
Published: 4/22/2019 -
049 – Arrivederci Arabs, the Emirate of Sicily part 1
Published: 4/15/2019 -
048 – Bye bye Byzantines -The end of Byzantine Italy part 2
Published: 4/1/2019 -
047 – Bye bye Byzantines – The end of Byzantine Italy part 1
Published: 3/20/2019 -
046 – Matilda of Tuscany, the iron countess of Canossa, part 2
Published: 3/5/2019 -
045 – Matilda of Tuscany, the iron countess of Canossa Part 1
Published: 2/25/2019 -
044 – Goodbye Henry, goodbye Matilda and a can of worms
Published: 2/16/2019 -
Interview – The massacre of the Foibe and the Italian Istrian exodus with Roberta Alessandra Belulovich
Published: 2/10/2019 -
043 – A crusading we will go
Published: 2/4/2019 -
Special: Italy's role in the holocaust
Published: 1/27/2019 -
042 – An "Urban" pope and an imperial soap opera
Published: 1/20/2019 -
041 – A Runaway pope and the end of the Fox
Published: 1/12/2019 -
NC 013 – Happy birthday podcast and national stereotypes
Published: 1/5/2019 -
040 – Half-time in the investiture controversy
Published: 1/3/2019 -
Christmas 2018 – Italian Christmas past and present and a Christmas witch
Published: 12/26/2018 -
039 – A sticky end and the humiliation of Canossa
Published: 12/19/2018
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.