History of Venice Podcast

Christmas 1201. Hagenau, Alsace. While the faraway Venetian shipyards are busy building a massive fleet for the crusading army, two men with ambitions to rule the Eastern and Western Empires respectively are hatching a cunning plan. It's a long shot, but it might just work. Join us as we consider the Conspiracy of Hagenau with author and podcaster Marco Cappelli.

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For more information about Marco's Storia d'Italia podcast, and to buy his excellent books:

Website: www.italiastoria.com

Books

"Per un pugno di barbari" sulla crisi del III secolo 

"Il miglior nemico di Roma" sulla storia dei Visigoti
"Quando Venezia distrusse l'Impero romano" sulla Quarta crociata
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Don't forget that we'll be at the Intelligent Speech conference on 28 February this year. Tickets are available from:

https://intelligentspeechonline.com/tickets/ 

Use the discount code VENICE for 10% off at the checkout.

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Pope Innocent wants a Crusade. The Venetians are good and devout Catholics, but what they really want is trade. How do these two forces combine in the preparations for the Pope’s glorious attempts to recapture the lost territory of the Holy Land? 

In the second part of our epic series on the 4th Crusade we look at how the early fateful decisions were made, as the Doge agrees a contract with the Marshal of Champagne. Everything that happens later flows from here.

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Intro and outro music is Primavera from Vivaldi’s Le Quattro Stagioni, used under Creative Commons licence from musopen.org

We've finally reached the Fourth Crusade. To kick us off with the background, we speak to history podcaster and author Marco Cappelli, whose recent book "Quando Venezia Distrusse l'Impero Romano" lays out the whole story in colourful and captivating detail. We ask him about the political environment in the crusading movement and in Byzantium when the new Pope Innocent III calls yet another crusade in 1198. It's going to be a bumpy ride.

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Read his books:
- "Per un pugno di barbari" sulla crisi del III secolo 
- "Il miglior nemico di Roma" sulla storia dei Visigoti
- "Quando Venezia distrusse l'Impero romano" sulla Quarta crociata
 

Intro and outro music is Primavera from Vivaldi’s Le Quattro Stagioni, used under Creative Commons licence from musopen.org

In 1192, Venice elects a new Doge. In an age of warrior kings, the Venetian electoral college picks an 85-year-old blind man. It’s time for us to meet the legendary Enrico Dandolo.

Recommended reading for this episode: Thomas Madden “Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice”.

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We’ve been so focused on the dramatic events of the second half of the 12th century recently that we haven’t had much chance to look at the people who led the city of Venice through these dramatic times. Today, we reflect on the Doges from 1148 to 1192, to see whether any of them are likely to be in the conversation when we eventually reach the end of the century and pick our favourite overall. So please join us for the stories of Campanile Doge, Murdered Doge, the Doge of Peace, and Cookie Doge.

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Intro and outro music is Primavera from Vivaldi’s Le Quattro Stagioni, used under Creative Commons licence from musopen.org