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#36 The Avignon Popes – Part II
After the death of Clement V, Dante wrote to the Italian cardinals and urged them to hold out for an Italian pope who would return the papacy to…
#35 The Avignon Popes – Part I
In this episode, we explore the dramatic collapse of papal power in 14th-century Italy, tracing how Pope Clement V — a Frenchman installed by the ruthless King Philip…
#34 Brunelleschi & The Dome V
BTW – in 1421, Bruno was awarded the world’s first ever patent for invention. The patent describes Bruno as “a man of the most perspicacious intellect, industry and…
#33 Brunelleschi & The Dome IV
So what was the magic solution that Bruno brought to the Dome on August 7, 1420? How do you build a dome out of bricks, that curves upwards,…