S1 052 - Pope Alexander VI - Part Two

Seventeen Tudorlicious winners. Only one place as the winner of Season one. Let the rounds begin! In Round One, four significant people get into Leonardo da Vinci's helicopter. Only one will disembark safely. Will it be Dr Rodrigo de Puebla, put-upon Spanish Ambassador? Maximilian I, chaotic Holy Roman Emperor? Cecily Neville, proud matriarch of the York family? Or Anne de Beaujeu, enormously competent and enormously terrifying regent of France? They all have their champions to speak on their behalf, and tear down their opponents. But ultimately, the choice will be yours, dear listener. Who will progress to the final? Vote for your winner on our website, here: Episode Information – Tudoriferous (If you don't see the poll on the relevant post, look for a little arrow and click on it, and the poll should appear!)   Thank you so much to our champions! As well as Lucy, our referee for this episode, and David, championing Dr Rodrigo de Puebla, today's episode features:   Moira (and her budgie), championing Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, who recommends listening to Ben's podcast, Battle Royale: French Monarchs   Jennifer, championing Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, who recommends the original Rexypod, Rex Factor, currently reviewing all the people who were nearly monarchs of England and Great Britain, until fate interceded. She also recommends Conn Iggulden's The Wars of the Roses series of books, beginning with Stormbird   Ben, championing Anne de Beaujeu, Duchess of Bourbon and unofficial regent of France. His podcast, Battle Royale: French Monarchs, covers French rulers from Clovis to Napolean III, and amazingly his next episode will be Napolean III himself - yes, he and his co-host Eliza have nearly reached their goal. Something we at Tudoriferous can only dream of!     Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon   Relevant Episodes - S1 031 - Dr Rodrigo de Puebla, part one S1 023 - Emperor Maximilian, part one S1 046 - Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, part one S1 049 - Anne de Beaujeu, part one  

She's the one the Woodvilles would point to when they cried - Look, we're not as common as muck, we're descended from Jacquetta of Luxembourg.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon   Relevant Episodes - S1 - 42 - Edward Woodville, feat. The Woodvilles | Tudoriferous

'Merry at dinner and dead at supper.' Not the usual Hallowe'en fare, but we can't leave Season 1 without discussing it since, apparently, Henry VII brought it with him!     Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

We've reached the Sword of God and the Bonfires of the Vanities - yes, there was more than one.  Also, Savonarola must have wondered why he couldn't keep his big mouth shut.  He lives to regret it.....or rather, he doesn't.    Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon   Relevant Episodes - Search : charles VIII part two | Tudoriferous Pico Part Two | Tudoriferous on Patreon Piero de' Medici, Part Two | Tudoriferous on Patreon

‘The Italian Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola was a reactionary zealot and bigoted theocrat who vehemently opposed the humanism of the Florentine Renaissance.' Well, maybe.  But first he had to be born and grow up.   Relevant Episode - S1 052 - Pope Alexander - Part Three | Tudoriferous 5. Cyrus II the Great | So You Think You Can Rule Persia   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

It's time to shift our perspective. For so many previous episodes, the Ottomans have been a lurking threat, a subject of many, many failed attempts at crusades, and a constant reminder that Christendom was completely incapable of getting their act together. So why didn't the Ottoman Sultan, Bayezid II, take advantage of Western European disunity and triumphantly conquer the Christian kingdoms?   I mean, he'd like to, I'm sure. He just has to deal with these other borders first. And his family. And the religious establishment. And the popular preachers. And the soldiers. And his family, again. This is all starting to sound very familiar...   You can find images and a full bibliography on our website - Episode Information – Tudoriferous Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon   Relevant Episodes - Cameo 25 - Prince Djem   Image: Sultan Bayezid II "the Holy" (Veli). Ottoman miniature painting, located at Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi, Istanbul (Inv. H 1324, Fol. 29v) Public Domain image.

Alexander is more and more under Cesare's thumb.  Is his son making him do things that a pope should never even consider or is that Pope Julius stirring?  Whichever it is, Cesare's very expensive hobby is emptying the papal treasury. Last time we did Alexander he wasn't Tudorlicious.  Will that all change this time around?   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon   Relevant Episode - Lucrezia Borgia - Part Two | Tudoriferous on Patreon

In this episode, after many promises, we actually meet Savonarola.  Despite much provocation, Alexander's reaction to him is really quite surprising.   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon   Relevant Episode - Cameo 67 - Johannes Burchard | Tudoriferous

Charles VIII invades Italy.....again.  What will Alexander do?  Stand up to him with the full weight of the Church behind him?  Or will he cower in a fortress like a gibbering wreck?   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon   Relevant Episode:  Search : Pope Julius Part Two | Tudoriferous Search : king frederick of naples | Tudoriferous Search : king ferrantino of naples | Tudoriferous Search : charles viii part two | Tudoriferous Who Killed Juan Borja | Tudoriferous Search : felice della rovere | Tudoriferous Caterina Sforza - Part Three | Tudoriferous on Patreon

Our first attempt at  Alexander wasn't as in depth as we would now do, so I wanted to give him another go. How did this man, whom many would have said was utterly unsuited to the religious life at all, become pope - apart from the obvious?   Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon   Relevant Episodes - Search : king ferrante of naples | Tudoriferous Search : king alfonso of naples | Tudoriferous Search : prince djem | Tudoriferous Search : pope sixtus | Tudoriferous Search : pope innocent | Tudoriferous Lucrezia Borgia Part 1 | Tudoriferous on Patreon Piero de' Medici | Tudoriferous on Patreon