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June 16, 2022

Mussolini’s Pope? – The Geopolitics of the Vatican

Filed under: History, Italy, Religion, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

World War Two
Published 14 Jun 2022

Pope Pius XI is the first Pope to guide the Catholic Church through the age of fascism. How has his Vatican responded to Fascists Italy and Nazi Germany, and what is the geopolitical position of the Papacy on the eve of war of World War Two?
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June 14, 2022

History of Rome in 15 Buildings 13. San Pietro in Vincoli

Filed under: Architecture, History, Italy, Religion — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

toldinstone
Published 2 Oct 2018

Speech stands at the threshold of the compressed lips. Righteous indignation is written in the lines of the set jaw. The presence of God blazes forth from the eyes. As a work of art, Michelangelo’s Moses is nothing short of awe-inspiring. It sits, however, in the cramped central niche of a rather underwhelming wall tomb, ringed by smaller statues ranging in quality from mediocre to incompetent. This thirteenth episode in our History of Rome discusses the creation of the Moses, and the circumstances that brought it to the church of San Pietro in Vincoli.

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June 7, 2022

History of Rome in 15 Buildings 12. Santa Maria in Trastevere

Filed under: Architecture, History, Italy, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

toldinstone
Published 2 Oct 2018

Wanted: candidate for Pope. Must be a good fundraiser, effective administrator, and shrewd politician. Deep pockets a must. Sanctity negotiable.

The medieval papacy lies at the heart of this twelfth episode of our History of Rome, in which we discuss the catastrophic schism that created the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

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May 31, 2022

History of Rome in 15 Buildings 11. Santa Prassede

Filed under: Architecture, History, Italy, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

toldinstone
Published 2 Oct 2018

After Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor in 800, Europe had two notional leaders: the pope and the emperor. In theory, they were the twin pillars of a well-ordered Christian society. In practice, they were usually at each other’s throats. One product of their rivalry was the ninth-century church of Santa Prassede, the subject of this eleventh episode in our history of Rome.

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May 24, 2022

History of Rome in 15 Buildings 10. Santa Sabina

Filed under: Architecture, Europe, History, Military, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 2 Oct 2018

Through some combination of military disasters, barbarian migrations, social change, and dynastic bad luck, the Western Roman Empire collapsed in the fifth century. In this tenth episode of our History of Rome, focused on the church of Santa Sabina, we will consider some of the implications of this crisis.

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February 6, 2022

Quebec Papal Zouave’s Ceremonial Gewehr 71/84

Filed under: Cancon, Europe, Germany, History, Italy, Military, USA, Weapons, WW1 — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Here’s a rifle with an interesting twisting history …

This began life as a German military Gewehr 71/84, made in 1888. It was issued to a unit, but eventually replaced by the Gewehr 1888. It was sold to the Francis Bannerman company at some point around 1900, as part of a big batch of surplus weapons (Bannerman was a massive international dealer in arms and military equipment). Moving ahead a few years, World War One breaks out and prompts the organization of a couple Canadian “Home Guard” units. The Montreal Home Guard has some money, and buys a batch of Savage Model 99 lever action rifles (in .303 Savage, interestingly). The Quebec Home Guard isn’t quite so well-heeled, so they go to Bannerman to see what they can afford. Bannerman sells them a batch of Gewehr 71/84 tube-magazine repeating rifles, in the same configuration as when they were sold off by the German military.

Incidentally, I believe these become the only Mauser rifles formally purchased and issued by the Canadian government, when they are acquired by the Home Guard. At any rate, after the war ends, a subset of those old rifles are given to the Quebec Papal Zouaves, a ceremonial vestige of the Quebecois military volunteers who went to Italy in the 1860s to help defend the Papacy during Italian unification. By this time, the Zouaves are basically just acting as guards in parades, and they crudely cut down the 71/84s, removed their magazines, and fit them with cut-down British Snider bayonets for use as single-shot, blank-firing arms.

Quite the journey, right? And also a reminder that sometimes what looks like sporterized junk is actually something with distinct historical provenance …

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December 11, 2021

Belisarius: The Battle of Rome

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Published 10 Dec 2021

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December 4, 2021

Pope Fights — Frederick II: History Summarized

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Published 3 Dec 2021

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In this episode, Holy Roman Frederick II wants to hang out in Sicily, but gets dragged kicking and screaming into The Plot. Despite his palpable disinterest in playing diplomatic footsie with the Vatican, he becomes one of the most dangerous opponents the Papacy ever faced.

SOURCES & Further Reading: Sicily: An Island at the Center of History by John Julius Norwich, Great Courses Lecture “Emperor Frederick II” from The High Middle Ages by Philip Daileader.

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September 24, 2021

Italian Soldiers in France Fighting Germans I Franco-Prussian War 1870

Filed under: Europe, France, Germany, History, Italy, Military — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

Real Time History
Published 23 Sep 2021

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While the Franco-Prussian War was raging in France, another armed conflict to the south was reaching its conclusion. The unification of Italy was not yet complete in the eyes of Italian nationalists because Rome and the Papal State still held out. After the defeat at Rome, the Papal Zouaves went on to France to fight the Prussians.

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Arand, Tobias: 1870/71. Die Geschichte des Deutsch-Französischen Krieges erzählt in Einzelschicksalen. Hamburg 1870

Bunnenberg, Christian: “Granaten sammeln. Totenkult und Tourismus auf den Schlachtfeldern”, in: 1870/71 – Der deutsch-französische Krieg und die Gründung des Kaiserreiches, ZEITGeschichte 4 (2020), S. 97.

Fiori, Simonetta: “Porta Pia. Roma libera e italiana”, in: La Repubblica v. 19.9.2020. o. S.

Pilant Paul: “La population messine pendant le siège de 1870”. In: La Révolution de 1848 et les révolutions du XIXe siècle, Tome 33, Numéro 158, Septembre-octobre-novembre 1936. pp. 141-175.

Plessner, Helmuth: Die verspätete Nation. Über die politische Verführbarkeit bürgerlichen Geistes. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1959

Seibt, Gustav: Rom oder Tod. Der Kampf um die italienische Hauptstadt. Berlin 2001

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Bazaine, François Achille: L’Armée du Rhin depuis 12. Août jusqu’ au 29. Octobre 1870. Paris 1872

Braun, Lily (Hrsg.): Kriegsbriefe aus den Jahren 1870/71 von Hans v. Kretschman. Berlin 1911

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September 8, 2021

500 Year-Old Pizza VS Today

Filed under: Europe, Food, History, Humour, Italy — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Tasting History with Max Miller
Published 25 May 2021

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July 27, 2021

History Summarized: The Crusades

Overly Sarcastic Productions
Published 11 Jun 2017

Making a video exclusively about the crusades? That’s a bold strategy, Blue, let’s see how it pays off.

RELEVANT LINKS:
History Summarized: Islam: https://youtu.be/Uvq59FPgx88​
History Summarized: Christianity: https://youtu.be/A86fIELxFds
History Summarized: Judaism: https://youtu.be/aKB6WduDwNE​
History Summarized: Christianity, Judaism, and the Muslim Conquest https://wp.me/p2hpV6-gQv
History Summarized: Venice (Part 2): https://youtu.be/byMleAJ5kRs
History Summarized: Byzantine Empire: https://youtu.be/-ucHQVu8Dw0

History Summarized: Abrahamic Religious Philosophy: https://youtu.be/B7myRRt0Mn8​

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May 3, 2021

History Summarized: Pope Fights 2 — The Reformation

Overly Sarcastic Productions
Published 26 Apr 2019

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You’ve seen the Double-Pope matchup, but what about the Double-Christianity face-off? Today’s Pope Fights covers the history and aftermath of the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation.

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The Reformation: A Very Short Introductionhttps://www.amazon.com/Reformation-Ve…
Christianity In The West (1400-1700)https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/019…
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March 25, 2021

The Crusade That Ruined Everything

Filed under: Europe, History, Middle East, Military, Religion — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 16 Jan 2017

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The Fourth Crusade was a blunder of epic proportions and ended up ruining one of the greatest empires ever seen in Western civilization. While the Crusades can be tales of knights and religious battle, this was a war of infighting, petty deals and financial debt.

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January 9, 2021

Three Dumb Italy Stories

Filed under: Architecture, Europe, History, Humour, Italy — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Overly Sarcastic Productions
Published 8 Jan 2021

If I had the time and energy, I’d have researched for a new video, but I have neither of those things right now, so you get Italy. Don’t worry, I made it extra snarky to compensate.

SOURCES & Further Reading: I, uh, well, most of the anecdotal information in this video came by way of tours I myself went on and somehow managed to retain 9 years later, but as always, you can find more on Florence & Venice in Florence: The Biography of A City by Christopher Hibbert and A History Of Venice by John Julius Norwich.

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December 15, 2020

History Summarized: Spread of Christianity

Overly Sarcastic Productions
Published 10 Jan 2017

Things I learned when making this video: 1) when your script goes beyond 4 single-spaced pages, you’re heading into the danger zone 2) Gregorian Chants are awesome and you should totally listen to them, 3) editing always takes longer than you’d hope 4) self care is huffing frankincense for breakfast lunch and dinner and single-handedly sacking a levantine city!

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