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The Borgias and the Medicis: Just Two Italian Families
UH422
| THU |
| 12 |
| JAN |
During this course we shall explore the murky waters of Renaissance Italian politics. We shall do so by looking at the story of two quite extraordinary families, The Borgias and The Medicis. They still enthral us today with their ‘interesting’ approach to life, politics, and religion.
12 January - The Italian background of the 15th and 16th centuries
19 January- Pope Alexander VI: Sex, Scandal and Diplomacy
26 January - Cesare Borgia and his daughter Lucrezia
2 February - Other Borgias: History, Myth, and Notoriety
9 February - Florence: Some background history to the city
16 February - Cosimo de Medici and the origins of the dynasty
1 March - Lorenzo the Magnificient
8 March - Machiavelli and ‘The Prince’
15 March - Two Medici Popes
22 March - Cosimo I of The Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Marie de Medici, Queen of France
29 March - The end of the line
You may also be interested in the following with William Tyler (Click on name for details):
Russia: The Great Enigma Course
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1942 – Seventy Years On: Annual Montefiore Lecture
12 January - The Italian background of the 15th and 16th centuries
19 January- Pope Alexander VI: Sex, Scandal and Diplomacy
26 January - Cesare Borgia and his daughter Lucrezia
2 February - Other Borgias: History, Myth, and Notoriety
9 February - Florence: Some background history to the city
16 February - Cosimo de Medici and the origins of the dynasty
1 March - Lorenzo the Magnificient
8 March - Machiavelli and ‘The Prince’
15 March - Two Medici Popes
22 March - Cosimo I of The Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Marie de Medici, Queen of France
29 March - The end of the line
You may also be interested in the following with William Tyler (Click on name for details):
Russia: The Great Enigma Course
Introduction to American Politics Day Special
1942 – Seventy Years On: Annual Montefiore Lecture
Course Dates
- Thu 12th January 12
- Thu 19th January 12
- Thu 26th January 12
- Thu 2nd February 12
- Thu 9th February 12
- Thu 16th February 12
- Thu 1st March 12
- Thu 8th March 12
- Thu 15th March 12
- Thu 22nd March 12
- Thu 29th March 12