Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Stephen Bowd

Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Edinburgh

2 episodes

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  1. 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

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    Also featuring: Maartje van Gelder, Georg Christ

     
  2. 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