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.
F100 Memories of Ukraine - an Italian ode to Odessa
133 – catching up with Genoa… again (1310 – 1442)
F100: The crystallisation of totalitarianism
132 The end of the Visconti- how to lose a duchy
131 – Milan, chaos in the duchy (1402 – 1412)
130 – The father of the father of the nation: the rise of the Medici (1402 – 1428)
4th anniversary episode
Re-release: 129 – Catherine of Siena – Medieval UN ambassador
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129 – Catherine of Siena – Medieval UN ambassador
128 – Caterina of Siena: God's teenage rebel
127 – Milan vs Florence: fight to the death (1395 – 1402)
126 – Visconti family feud and a new duchy is born (1378 – 1395)
The Great Q & A session
125 – War and rebellion in Tuscany (1348 to 1382)
124 – Troubled Tuscan times and Boccaccio's Decameron
Halloween Special: The Ghost of Bardi Castle
123 – The Tuscan scene and Florence rising (1302 – 1327)
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122 – Braccio da Montone's last stand (1417 – 1424)
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