Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Catherine Fletcher

Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University

4 episodes

Appears in multiple episodes with: Evelyn Welch

Covers topics in categories such as:

CultureLast standsRenaissanceSieges involving SpainSieges involving the Holy Roman EmpireCharles V, Holy Roman EmperorMassacres committed by SpainHistoryItalian noble families, Papal families, Roman Catholic families

  1. 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

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    Also featuring: Stephen Bowd, Jessica Goethals

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    HistorySieges involving the Holy Roman EmpireSieges involving SpainCharles V, Holy Roman EmperorRenaissanceLast standsMassacres committed by Spain

  2. 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

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    Also featuring: Evelyn Welch, Robert Black

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    HistoryItalian noble families, Papal families, Roman Catholic families

  3. 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

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    Also featuring: Evelyn Welch, Christine Shaw

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    HistoryItalian noble families, Papal families, Roman Catholic families