Charles VIII of France is on his way out as king Ferrandino of Naples, along with Gonzalo de Cordoba, are gradually taking back the kingdom.
Meanwhile Charles is headed off by the Holy League of Venice at the town of Fornovo in the Apennines of Parma. In the ensuing battle, he manages to get through, but not without losing all the supplies and spoils of his campaign. The league commander Francisco Gonzaga, comes out of the affair looking pretty good.
After he finally leaves and Luis of Orleans leaves Novara to the besieging Sforza, an uneasy peace fans over Italy.
067 – Venice part 04
066 – Venice part 03
065 – Venice part 02
064 – Venice part 01
Crossover 2 part 2 – The fall of the Borgias
Crossover 2 part 1 – The Rise of the Borgias
063 – After Legnano, the cool Crusade and the Italian one
062 – The battle of Legnano
061 – Prelude to Legnano
Crossover 1 part 2 – With "The History of the Papacy" on the Lombards
Crossover 1 part 1 – With "The History of the Papacy" on the Lombards
060 – A communal storm arising
059 – Barbarossa brings the heat
058 – Byzantium is back and so is Barbarossa
057 – Hadrian and Frederick's troubles in Rome
056 – Communal growing pains, an English pope and Barbarossa on the scene
Fill in episode – Women's world cup and how offsides came to Pulaski, VA
Fill-in episode – A trip to Puglia and listener questions
055 – A new Roman Republic and a kind-of crusade
054 – A troubled new kingdom and cantankerous communes
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