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Renaissance and the Reformation A Textbook of European History 1494-1610 - Emmeline Tanner

"Renaissance and the Reformation: A Textbook of European History 1494-1610" by Emmeline Tanner explores the transformative period of the Renaissance, characterized by a revolt against authority and the emergence of individualism. This era witnessed the decline of universal imperial authority and th…

Pope Alexander VI _ The Pope Behind the Borgia Family _ Renaissance History

Close your eyes and journey back to the Italian Renaissance of 1492, where a powerful Spanish cardinal bought the papacy and unleashed his family onto the world stage. Rodrigo Borgia became Pope Alexander VI, a man whose ambition knew no bounds. He used his illegitimate children—Cesare, the ruthles…

Pope Clement VII Hits CTRL+Z

On June 8th, 1528, Pope Clement VII signed a decretal commission — a document giving two cardinals the power to end Henry VIII's marriage on English soil, with no appeal to anyone — and then ordered it shown to the king once and burned. Fourteen months later, on July 23rd, 1529, one of those cardin…

Pope Alexander VI _ The Pope Behind the Borgia Family _ Renaissance History

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Close your eyes and journey back to the Italian Renaissance of 1492, where a powerful Spanish cardinal bought the papacy and unleashed his family onto the world stage. A story of ambition, intrigue, and the family that defined an era. Rodrigo Borgia became Pope Alexander VI, a man whose desire for …

Life of Brian, a Resigning Cardinal, and the Day Music Went Digital

Life of Brian, a Resigning Cardinal, and the Day Music Went Digital On 17 August 1979, Monty Python’s Life of Brian premiered in New York, sparking protests and bans across multiple countries despite the film’s careful distinction between satire and blasphemy. George Harrison mortgaged his house t…

S1 052 - Pope Alexander VI - Part One

Our first attempt at  Alexander wasn't as in depth as we would now do, so I wanted to give him another go. How did this man, whom many would have said was utterly unsuited to the religious life at all, become pope - apart from the obvious?   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to j…

THE BORGIA CRIME FAMILY AND THE LEGEND OF LUCRETIA BORGIA

🎙️ 1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME The Borgia Crimes: Murder, Power, and the Legend of Lucretia Part One — The Poisoned Name "For five hundred years, her name has been synonymous with murder by poison. The real shocker? She never poisoned anyone. Her only crime was being born into a family of mu…

S1 052 - Pope Alexander VI - Part Two

Charles VIII invades Italy.....again.  What will Alexander do?  Stand up to him with the full weight of the Church behind him?  Or will he cower in a fortress like a gibbering wreck?   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discus…

Ep.560 Pope Alexander VI Knew the Real Money Was in Controlling What Came Back

Pope Alexander VI built power in Renaissance Rome through ruthless control of offices, patronage, and wealth. Stories surrounding the Borgia court even accused him of profiting from the fortunes of wealthy cardinals after their deaths. Whether every darker legend was true or not, the financial less…

S1 052 - Pope Alexander VI - Part Four

Alexander is more and more under Cesare's thumb.  Is his son making him do things that a pope should never even consider or is that Pope Julius stirring?  Whichever it is, Cesare's very expensive hobby is emptying the papal treasury. Last time we did Alexander he wasn't Tudorlicious.  Will that al…