Catherine Fletcher
Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University
4 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Evelyn Welch
Covers topics in categories such as:
The Sack of Rome 1527
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the slaughter and chaos as a hungry army of the Holy Roman Emperor swarmed through Rome, holding the pope hostage and weakening the Papal States.
22 February 2024
Also featuring: Stephen Bowd, Jessica Goethals
The Sistine Chapel
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this extraordinary achievement of Michelangelo in the Vatican with frescoes from Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgement on the altar wall.
31 March 2022
Also featuring: Sarah Vowles, Matthias Wivel
The Medici
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance.
26 December 2013
Also featuring: Evelyn Welch, Robert Black
The Borgias
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Borgias, the most notorious family in Renaissance Italy, famed for their treachery and corruption under the papacy of Alexander VI.
22 November 2012
Also featuring: Evelyn Welch, Christine Shaw