Charles VIII of France is on his way out as king Ferrandino of Naples, along with Gonzalo de Cordoba, are gradually taking back the kingdom.
Meanwhile Charles is headed off by the Holy League of Venice at the town of Fornovo in the Apennines of Parma. In the ensuing battle, he manages to get through, but not without losing all the supplies and spoils of his campaign. The league commander Francisco Gonzaga, comes out of the affair looking pretty good.
After he finally leaves and Luis of Orleans leaves Novara to the besieging Sforza, an uneasy peace fans over Italy.
168 - The Italian war 5 - round 1 aftermath - the south and centre
166 - The Italian Wars 3 - finally Naples… for a bit (1495)
Special - The Gulf of poets: Byron, Keats and Shelly in Italy
165 - The Borgias are the bosses (1492 - 1497)
Special - Lucrezia Borgia
Special - Caterina of Siena
Special - Matilde di Canossa
164 - The rise of the Borgias
6th Anniversary episode - Best of the sketches
Interview on the Aldo Moro Affair with Simon Gaul, Author of "White Suicide"
163 - The rise and Fall of Gerolamo Savonarola
162 - The Italian wars 2- opening hostilities and the Medici get kicked out
161 - The Italian wars 1: setting up and setting off
Recap 07 - Episodes 139 to 160
Special: 9th October 1963 - Vajont, a man-made natural disaster
Quick annoucement - demolition work in progress
160 - Federico Da Montefeltro and bits getting cut off
Summer announcement - listen even if you haven't cought up
159 - Life, death and sex in the middle ages
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