Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Edinburgh

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  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: Jessica Goethals, Catherine Fletcher

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