A History of Italy

Mike Corradi

Join history buff, Mike Corradi on a journey through time as he unfolds the rich tapestry of the Italian peninsula's history. This chronological story starts with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and leads you through the most iconic events, influential figures, and cultural milestones that have shaped Italy into what we see today. It’s all serious stuff, but we do take time to stop and laugh at battles over a bucket, rude names, naughty priests and popes, rabbits winning sieges, doves winning battles, bits of dead bodies as tokens of love, and whole series of real historical si...

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A History of Italy

Episodes (297)

Feb 24th 202 - Spanish Italy in the early 1500's -The Kingdom of Naples
Feb 3rd 201 - Spanish Italy in the early 1500’s - Sardinia and Sicily
Jan 3rd 200th episode 8th anniversary

A History of Italy

Feb 24, 2026
20 minutes
27 MB

Episode Overview Having toured Spanish Sardinia and turbulent Sicily, we now complete our circuit of southern Italy by turning to the Kingdom of Naples. Once secured for Spain by the legendary Gonzalo de Córdoba, Naples became one of the crown jewels of the Spanish Empire — wealthy, strategic, and politically delicate. In this episode, we follow the kingdom from consolidation under Spanish rule through internal tensions, shifting viceroys, the Battle of Ravenna, and finally to the dramatic French siege of Naples in 1528 — a moment when the city came dangerously close to slipping from Spani...

A History of Italy

202 - Spanish Italy in the early 1500's -The Kingdom of Naples

Mike Corradi

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