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#38 The Rise Of The Medici (part 1)
One of the one of the most powerful and influential families of the Renaissance – the Medici – took centuries to rise to power. But when they did,…
#37 The Avignon Popes – Part III
Against complaints about how much they were demanding, the popes said “hey looking this good isn’t easy!” Clement VI had been forced to lend Philip VI of France…
#36 The Avignon Popes – Part II
After the death of Clement V, Dante wrote to the Italian cardinals and urged them to hold out for an Italian pope who would return the papacy to…
#35 The Avignon Popes – Part I
In this episode, we explore the dramatic collapse of papal power in 14th-century Italy, tracing how Pope Clement V — a Frenchman installed by the ruthless King Philip…