After seeing Charles VIII though Rome with an uncertain deal with pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia, we go back to see how the Borgias came to Italy from Spain with Alphonse of Aragon, rose to the papacy with Callixtus III who in turn raised his nephew Rodrigo. He would eventually, thanks to one of his many lovers, have three children before becoming pope, Cesare, Giovanni and Lucrezia, who would all go on to their own adventures.
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125 – War and rebellion in Tuscany (1348 to 1382)
124 – Troubled Tuscan times and Boccaccio's Decameron
Halloween Special: The Ghost of Bardi Castle
123 – The Tuscan scene and Florence rising (1302 – 1327)
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122 – Braccio da Montone's last stand (1417 – 1424)
121 Braccio da Montone, Lord of Perugia (1407 – 1417)
120 – Braccio da Montone, early life of a condottiero (1368 – 1406)
119 – Joanna II of Naples and some schism fixing
118 Sicily goes Spanish and Naples gets big ideas (1372 – 1414)
The bagpipes of resistance – Crossover ep. with "The History of England"
117 – Eleonora of Arborea and the fall of Sardinia (1326 – 1410)
NewsCappuccino: Roman helmets and insulting Austria – The Italian national anthem
F100: 02 Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, early years
116 – Venice in mortal peril (1356 – 1400)
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115 – Hard times for Venice, a very naughty doge and some funny names (1339 – 1356)
Anti-mafia martyrs: Giovanni Falcone
114 – More Milan and popey come home (1345 – 1385)
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