The Renaissance Times

In 1453, when the Turks took Constantinople, Pope Nicky 5 wanted a crusade and authorized the sale of letters of indulge... Read more

So let’s move on to Julian. Julian’s personal religion was both pagan and philosophical; he viewed the traditional myth... Read more

Two days after the death of Piero de’ Medici in December 1469, his eldest son, Lorenzo de’ Medici, aka Larry The Med, be... Read more

* Theodosius appointed his young children as his co-emperors, but he’s the sole emperor * He died a few months later, le... Read more

Then On 11 November 308, Gally called a council to put this nonsense to bed. He invited Maximian and Diocletian. Maximi... Read more

In 1464, with the death of Cosimo, his only surviving son, Piero di Cosimo de’ Medici – or Piero the Gouty, ‘il Gottoso’... Read more

From episode 4 onwards, our episodes are for premium subscribers only. We’ll throw one up in the free feed from time to ... Read more

Today we begin a series about the man without whom our podcasts would not exist because there would be no books. And you... Read more

The first written work of art theory, produced during the Renaissance was “De Pictura”, or “On Painting”, written in 143... Read more

In the year 1417, 17 years before Cosimo De Medici took control of Florence, a man called Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciol... Read more

Our guest today is friend of the show, one of our favourite people – artist Alex Kynaston. She was with us in Durham NC ... Read more

One of the one of the most powerful and influential families of the Renaissance – the Medici – took centuries to rise t... Read more

We want to go back and discuss the political situation in Italy in the 14th century. We mentioned in an earlier episode... Read more

If you’ve ever been to Florence, you’ve no doubt paid a visit to the Duomo, the Florence Cathedral, formally the Catted... Read more

I want to pick up our story in the year 1302 To talk about a man called Pietro di Parenzo di Garzo. Well actually I wan... Read more

Augustine said he heard a childlike voice he heard telling him to “take up and read” which he took as a divine command t... Read more

Stilicho and the chief ministers of his party were treacherously slain on Honorius’ orders. * Stilicho had been accused ... Read more

During Lorenzo de Medici’s life, no fewer than three of the outstanding artists of the Renaissance are thought to have s... Read more

This episode starts with a correction about the skin colour of the Moors, brought to you by our Moroccan listener Mohame... Read more

In 1184, Pope Lucius III issued a papal bull, Ad Abolendam, to combat the Albigensian heresy in southern France. They we... Read more