a geographical expression
lecture 2. The question of sovereignty
lecture 3. The Crusades and Italian wealth
lecture 5. The terraferma empire
lecture 6. Genoa, la superba
lecture 7. Bankers and dukes
lecture 9. Christians vs. Turks in the Mediterranean
lecture 11. Papal ambition
lecture 12. Papal reform.
Part 2: Lecture 13. Naples
lecture 14. Naples and the threat to Italian liberty
lecture 15. Milan and the Visconti
lecture 16. The Sforza dynasty
lecture 17. Mantua and the Gonzaga
lecture 18. Urbino and the Montefeltro
lecture 19. Ferrara and the Este family
lecture 20. Siena and the struggle for liberty
lecture 21. Florence and the Guild Republic
lecture 22. Florence and the Medici
lecture 23. The Italian mosaic
the Italian sense of place.
