We cover Italy in the early 1790's, the final years of the old order before Napoleon's invasion. This covers some of the same time period as episode 7, but this time we look at things from the Italian perspective. Download Episode 8
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Adam talks about the early years of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleon's invasion of Italy. At the end of the episode we answer questions from listeners. Download Episode 7
Venice Special Episode 2: Paved With Good Intentions, is ready for download! This is the first of two special epiodes on Venice that will cover the 4th Crusade. It's a tragically human tale that begins as an attempt to liberate Jerusalem and ends with the Crusader sack of Constantinople. Also, make sure to check out The History of Byzantium podcast at www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com, or on Facebook. Download Venice Special Episode 2
Episode 6 - The French Revolution. Adam makes his triumphant return to the podcast! He discusses the French Revolution, which is what set the ball in motion that would eventually lead to the Unification of Italy! Download Episode 6
In the last of our prequel episodes, we cover 1500-1790, laying the groundwork for the Italian Unification. If you have any questions for us, e-mail them to us (or post them here) and we'll answer them in Episode 7! Download Episode 5
Venice Special Episode 1: In the Beginning, is ready for download! This is the first of a series of bonus episodes on the history of Venice. In this episode we start with the founding of Venice by Roman refugees fleeing barbarian invasions and work our way up to the end of the 11th century, just before the 1st crusade. Download Venice Episode 1
Episode 4, covering the Renaissance and the late medieval era of Italy, is up and ready for listening! Download Episode 4
We're pleased to announce that Episode 3: The High Middle Ages, is ready for download! Download Episode 3
Originally we were going to release it next week, but the script was much closer to an hour than half an hour, so we've split it into two episodes, and the first one is ready today! Let us know what you think, and leave a review on iTunes! Just to make things clear, here's the tentative plan for episode releases for the next month: Sat, Jul 20 - Episode 3: The High Middle Ages Sat, Jul 26 - Episode 4: The Renaissance Sun, Aug 4 - Bonus 1: Venice Sun, Aug 11 - Episode 5: Early Modern Europe Sun, Aug 18 - Bonus 2: Venice Sun, Aug 25 - Episode 6: The French Revolution Episodes 1 & 2 are available for download from the iTunes Store! The easiest way to listen to our podcast is to Subscribe to it on the iTunes Store. This will automatically download new episodes for you. Or, you can download the files right here.
Episode 1: What's all this then? We introduce ourselves, tell you our plan for the podcast, and give you the 5 minute long version of the Italian Unification. Download Episode 1 Episode 2: Rome to Charlemagne Benjamin gives you a rundown of Italian history from Rome to Charlemagne. Download Episode 2 |
AuthorsBenjamin and Adam are brothers, and are both in grad school studying theoretical chemistry. History is their hobby. Archives
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