The Medici Podcast
The German Peasant Who (Almost) Started a Revolution
A young German herdsman draws crowds while preaching about the evils of the nobility and the clergy and a new world where goods and land are shared. In hindsight, he is offering the elites of the Holy Roman Empire a warning about the near future, but will they listen? Sources: The German Peasants’ War: A…
The African King Who Had a Portuguese Name
The Kingdom of Kongo establishes a rare partnership with an up-and-coming European power, Portugal, to the point that the King of Kongo and his family embrace Christianity and take Portuguese royal names. However, this partnership will also be ground zero for one of the greatest atrocities in human history. Sources: Almeida, Marcos Abreu Lelitão de.…
The First Printed Book Banned By The Church
A genius prodigy sets out to change the world by resolving all philosophical and religious disputes with one book, his own 900 Theses, and a debate in Rome between Europe’s brightest intellectual lights. And he will leave his mark on history, just not in the way he wants… Sources Cited: Hanegraaf, Wouter J. Esotericism and…
Age of Anxiety: Prelude
As the sixteenth century begins following plague, turmoil, traumatic defeats, and the discovery of new continents, people from all faiths feel that the end of history and salvation are at hand while others look to the past to find hope for the future.
Turning Modern: Introduction
Here are the initial episodes of my new podcast! As the sixteenth century begins following plague, turmoil, traumatic defeats, and the discovery of new continents, people from all faiths feel that the end of history and salvation are at hand while others look to the past to find hope for the future.
Episode 87: Finale
Anna Maria Luisa, the last representative of the main branch of the Medici, saves her family’s legacy through an innovative agreement. Also we survey Tuscany’s post-Medici future and the branches of the family that survived into the 21st century.
Episode 86: Recluse and Reformer
At the age of 52, Gian Gastone comes to power as the opposite of his uptight, moralistic father in almost every possible way. But even as the Medici family fades, could Tuscany’s future be getting brighter?
Episode 85: Waiting For The Inevitable
The vultures surround Tuscany as the Medici begin to die out. The only thing left for Cosimo III is to try to guarantee Tuscany’s independence in the future, even though most of the great powers of Europe are working against him. ERRATA: In this episode I said that King Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth…
Episode 84: Too Few Heirs
The Medici family are approaching the brink of extinction. It’s up to Cosimo III’s three children to preserve the family, but even with the dynasty’s survival on the line, the Medici cannot stop themselves from repeating the mistakes of the recent past.
Episode 83: The Breakup
Cosimo and Marguerite-Louise’s dysfunctional marriage hits its dramatic crescendo and falls apart. Will Marguerite-Louise escape back to her homeland, or will she remain a prisoner of her despised husband?
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