Charles VIII of France finally managed to get to Naples, but doesn't hang around long, the players on the Italian scene feel he has worn out his welcome and Venice, Milan, the pope, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian and Ferdinand II of Spain band together in the Holy league to threaten France.
Things kick off in the south with the new king of Naples Ferrandino ready to fight back supported by the Spanish and in the north the Milanese and Venetians lay siege to the French in Novara.
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121 Braccio da Montone, Lord of Perugia (1407 – 1417)
120 – Braccio da Montone, early life of a condottiero (1368 – 1406)
119 – Joanna II of Naples and some schism fixing
118 Sicily goes Spanish and Naples gets big ideas (1372 – 1414)
The bagpipes of resistance – Crossover ep. with "The History of England"
117 – Eleonora of Arborea and the fall of Sardinia (1326 – 1410)
NewsCappuccino: Roman helmets and insulting Austria – The Italian national anthem
F100: 02 Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, early years
116 – Venice in mortal peril (1356 – 1400)
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115 – Hard times for Venice, a very naughty doge and some funny names (1339 – 1356)
Anti-mafia martyrs: Giovanni Falcone
114 – More Milan and popey come home (1345 – 1385)
F100: 01 What is Fascism?
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Special: The Aldo Moro assassination with Lorenzo Paluan
113 – The definitive death of communal Milan (1339 – 1354)
112 – Queen Joanna of Naples (1345 – 1382)
Crossover: Colombus and Genoa with the History of North America
Interview: Jennifer Anton, author of "Under the Light of the Italian Moon"
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