
Stephen Bowd
Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Edinburgh
2 episodes
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The Venetian Empire
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable rise of the Venetians who settled on some marshy islands on a lagoon after the fall of Rome and went on to build an empire.
31 October 2024
Also featuring: Maartje van Gelder, Georg Christ
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: Jessica Goethals, Catherine Fletcher