Podcasts about Caterina Sforza

David Salomoni"Leonesse"La Storia tra le righeFestival di Letteratura StoricaSabato 5 aprile 2025, ore 15:00La storia tra le righeCastello di Legnano, Sala delle Capriatecon David Salomoni "Leonesse"C'è stato un tempo di donne in grado di guidare eserciti e di condurli in battaglia. Un tempo in cui, dall'alto delle mura di città circondate dai nemici, erano voci femminili a dare ordini e incitare gli uomini. Era il tempo delle leonesse, le donne cavaliere del Rinascimento.Chi l'ha detto che le donne del Rinascimento erano destinate unicamente a indossare splendidi abiti come Monna Lisa? O a passare la vita tra seduzione, inganni e trame come Lucrezia Borgia? In realtà in Italia è esistita una tradizione importante di donne dedite all'arte della guerra: feudatarie, capitane di ventura, donne cavaliere e anche popolane. Se Matilde di Canossa è la prima, e forse la più conosciuta, altre sono state all'epoca capaci di suscitare sconcerto e terrore per l'audacia delle proprie imprese: da Caterina Sforza a Cia Ordelaffi, da Orsina Visconti a Bona Lombardi – la Giovanna d'Arco italiana. Donne al comando di eserciti in difesa dei propri castelli, è il caso di Donella Rossi, e battaglioni interamente femminili, come quelli che combatterono a protezione di Siena e della sua indipendenza durante l'assedio dei fiorentini nel 1555.David Salomoni è docente presso l'Università per Stranieri di Siena. Ha lavorato nel Dipartimento di Storia e Filosofia della scienza dell'Università di Lisbona nell'ambito del progetto ERC Rutter: Making the Earth Global e nel 2022 è stato Berenson Fellow presso l'Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies a Villa I Tatti.Tra le sue più recenti pubblicazioni, Scuola, maestri e scolari nelle comunità degli stati gonzagheschi e estensi (Anicia 2017) e Educating the Catholic People: Religious Orders and Their Schools in Early Modern Italy (1500-1800) (Brill 2021). Per Laterza è autore di Magellano. Il primo viaggio intorno al mondo(2022) e Francis Drake. Il corsaro che sfidò un impero (2023).https://ilpostodelleparole.it/libri/david-salomoni-leonesse/IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

Pushing through our group crush on Caterina Sforza and right into the details diatribed of Arcane, it's the Overly Sarcastic Podcast! Plus, fashion tips from character design, the ideal white noise TV shows, and the secrets of our possible defeat laid bare. It's a can't-miss installment!Our podcast, like our videos, sometimes touches on the violence, assaults, and murders your English required reading list loves (also we curse sometimes). Treat us like a TV-14 show.Preorder your copy of Aurora today:https://comicaurora.com/books/Pins!:https://overlysarcastic.shopOSP has new videos every Friday:https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannelQuestion for the Podcast? Head to the #ask-ospod discord channel:https://discord.gg/OSPMerch:https://overlysarcastic.shopFollow Us:Patreon.com/OSPTwitter.com/OSPyoutubeTwitter.com/sophie_kay_Music By OSP Magenta ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Countess Caterina Sforza was raised in the Renaissance court of Milan and survived the assassination of her father and husbands. She then proceeded to confront Cesare Borgia and his father, Pope Alexander VI. Who would win: the papacy or a woman? Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with my link: https://www.magicmind.com/OLDBLOODJAN #magicmind #mentalwealth #mentalperformanceSources:Allison, Charlie. “One Wrong Foot: An Alternate History of the Siege of Forli.” Sea Lion Press. 25 May, 2020. https://www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/one-foot-wrong-an-alternate-history-of-the-siege-of-forliBrunelli, Giampiero. “SFORZA, Caterina.” Treccani: Institute of the Italian Encyclopedia. 2018. https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/caterina-sforza_(Dizionario-Biografico)/Clarke, Michelle Tolman. “On the Woman Question in Machiavelli.” The Review of Politics 67, no. 2 (2005): 229–55. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25046410.Hairston, Julia L. "Skirting the Issue: Machiavelli'sCaterina Sforza," Renaissance Quarterly 53 (2000): 687-712.Lev, Elizabeth. The Tigress of Forli: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de' Medici (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.)Zarevich, Emily. “Did Caterina Sforza Flash an Army?” JSTOR. 20 July, 2023. https://daily.jstor.org/did-caterina-sforza-flash-an-army/Other links:https://www.caterinasforza.it/en/https://www.lacittadicaterinasforza.it/Music: Credits to Holizna, Fesilyan Studios & Virginia ListonFor more information, visit www.oldbloodpodcast.com

David Salomoni"Leonesse"Le guerriere del RinascimentoLaterza Editoriwww.laterza.itC'è stato un tempo di donne in grado di guidare eserciti e di condurli in battaglia. Un tempo in cui, dall'alto delle mura di città circondate dai nemici, erano voci femminili a dare ordini e incitare gli uomini. Era il tempo delle leonesse, le donne cavaliere del Rinascimento.Chi l'ha detto che le donne del Rinascimento erano destinate unicamente a indossare splendidi abiti come Monna Lisa? O a passare la vita tra seduzione, inganni e trame come Lucrezia Borgia? In realtà in Italia è esistita una tradizione importante di donne dedite all'arte della guerra: feudatarie, capitane di ventura, donne cavaliere e anche popolane. Se Matilde di Canossa è la prima, e forse la più conosciuta, altre sono state all'epoca capaci di suscitare sconcerto e terrore per l'audacia delle proprie imprese: da Caterina Sforza a Cia Ordelaffi, da Orsina Visconti a Bona Lombardi – la Giovanna d'Arco italiana. Donne al comando di eserciti in difesa dei propri castelli, è il caso di Donella Rossi, e battaglioni interamente femminili, come quelli che combatterono a protezione di Siena e della sua indipendenza durante l'assedio dei fiorentini nel 1555.caQuello che emerge da queste storie avventurose e che oggi appaiono quasi leggendarie, è un tema trascurato dagli storici: quello di una vera e propria educazione militare impartita alle donne dai padri e più spesso dalle madri o dalle nonne, che hanno dato vita a una via femminile alla guerra.Per secoli è stato facile idealizzare queste donne combattenti, imbalsamandole nel ruolo di figure eccezionali e irripetibili, quasi letterarie, addomesticandone la portata rivoluzionaria. Oggi, finalmente, possiamo provare a restituire a queste donne la loro verità di soggetti attivi, anche nella violenza estrema della guerra.David Salomoni è docente presso l'Università per Stranieri di Siena. Ha lavorato nel Dipartimento di Storia e Filosofia della scienza dell'Università di Lisbona nell'ambito del progetto ERC Rutter: Making the Earth Global e nel 2022 è stato Berenson Fellow presso l'Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies a Villa I Tatti.Tra le sue più recenti pubblicazioni, Scuola, maestri e scolari nelle comunità degli stati gonzagheschi e estensi (Anicia 2017) e Educating the Catholic People: Religious Orders and Their Schools in Early Modern Italy (1500-1800) (Brill 2021). Per Laterza è autore di Magellano. Il primo viaggio intorno al mondo(2022) e Francis Drake. Il corsaro che sfidò un impero (2023).IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

After settling in to their new signoria, Caterina Sforza and her husband Girolamo Riario have to deal with continuous plots, the War of Ferrara and the death of uncle pope Sixtus IV. After that Caterina will really show what she's made of by taking and holding Castel Sant Angelo, her sword at her side, while seven months pregnant.In the end after her husband's assassination, she will stand alone to face the conspirators in one of Italian Renaissance history's most famous legendary scenes.

We look at the early years of the woman who would come to be known as "The Tigress of Forlì", Caterina Sforza starting with her youth at the court of her father, duke of Milan Galeazzo Maria.We then move on to the traumatic start to her marriage to Girolamo Riario, nephew of pope Sixtus IV, as he starts his ambitious rise to power, that will eventually lead him to his doom.

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Carla Maria Russo"La figlia più amata"Edizioni Piemmewww.edizpiemme.itCosimo I de' Medici, duca di Firenze, figlio di Giovanni dalle Bande Nere e nipote della grande Caterina Sforza, contrariamente al comune sentire, rivela una netta e spiccata predilezione per le figlie femmine. Non ha ancora diciotto anni, quando diventa padre di una bambina, Bia, che lui adora e cresce come se non fosse nata fuori dal matrimonio. Nella ricerca di una sposa, l'originale duca pretende che vengano tenute in considerazione anche le ragioni del cuore, non solo quelle della politica, e riesce così a sposare la bellissima Eleonora da Toledo. Eppure, mentre fortuna e amore sembrano colmare di gioie e benedizioni la famiglia di Cosimo, un destino tragico e doloroso è in agguato. Inattesa e brutale, giunge la morte di Bia, che procura al duca un dolore così devastante da mettere a rischio la sua vita. Riesce a ritrovare una ragione per andare avanti solo perché Eleonora annuncia di essere di nuovo incinta e il duca si persuade che sarà una bambina, una bellissima bambina. Nascerà infatti una femmina, Isabella, che il duca amerà di un amore così profondo ed esclusivo da condurlo a commettere ingiustizie e alimentare gelosie e rancori. Un fato avverso colpirà una dopo l'altra tutte le donne di casa Medici, trascinando verso una fine ancora più drammatica proprio quelle che il duca ha amato di più, vittime delle vendette che lui stesso ha contribuito a suscitare. Carla Maria Russo, con la sua immensa capacità di far rivivere personaggi delle epoche più disparate - nella grandezza come nella brutalità, nell'eccezionalità come nella miseria - ci regala un affresco impareggiabile del Cinquecento e di struggenti figure femminili.Carla Maria RussoÈ appassionata di ricerca storica e adora le biblioteche, dove trascorre parecchio tempo. Per Piemme ha pubblicato con successo La sposa normanna, Il Cavaliere del Giglio, L'amante del Doge, Lola nascerà a diciott'anni, La regina irriverente, La bastarda degli Sforza e I giorni dell'amore e della guerra, questi ultimi dedicati alla figura di Caterina Sforza. Nel 2017, sempre per Piemme, ha pubblicato Le nemiche.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itQuesto show fa parte del network Spreaker Prime. Se sei interessato a fare pubblicità in questo podcast, contattaci su https://www.spreaker.com/show/1487855/advertisement

Eleonora Mazzoni"Il cuore è un guazzabuglio"Vita e capolavoro del rivoluzionario ManzoniEinaudi Editorehttps://einaudi.itSabato 16 settembre alle 10 il Pavese Festival 2023 ospita la presentazione del libro Il cuore è un guazzabuglio, che Eleonora Mazzoni ha dedicato all'autore dei Promessi Sposi, Alessandro Manzoni. L'autrice sarà in dialogo con Francesca Bolino nel cortile della Cantina Marcalberto, nel centro storico di Santo Stefano Belbo.www.fondazionecesarepavese.itUn Manzoni trasgressivo, lontano dalla figura impolverata e un po' bigotta che, purtroppo, a volte si spiega a scuola. Un Manzoni prima uomo e poi scrittore, che Eleonora Mazzoni ci racconta magnificamente, intrecciando le pagine dei Promessi sposi con una biografia costellata di slanci arditi, delusioni cocenti e brucianti amori.Il Manzoni, sempre chiamato con l'articolo a precedere il cognome, che immaginiamo da studenti è un uomo perennemente di mezz'età, dallo sguardo grave e un po' assente, simile a quello ritratto da Francesco Hayez in uno dei suoi dipinti piú celebri. Un uomo che difficilmente riesce a ispirare simpatia, cosí come difficilmente può ispirarla il suo capolavoro, I promessi sposi, che da adolescenti svogliati sorbiamo come una medicina amara da ingerire perché «fa bene». Ma, leggendo con attenzione le milleottocento lettere che ci ha lasciato e le testimonianze di familiari e amici, Manzoni risulta molto diverso da cosí. Conversatore ironico e affabile, all'avanguardia su tutto, animato da un ardente fuoco politico, da giovane fu ribelle e libertino, rimanendo inquieto per tutta l'esistenza. Anzi, una volta diventato scrittore, Alessandro, chiamiamolo per nome adesso, riversò la propria inquietudine nella sua opera, come pochi altri hanno saputo fare. I promessi sposi riflette, infatti, tutte le passioni che hanno agitato una vita avventurosa e piena di tumulti emotivi: l'abbandono materno, l'assenza di un padre, il travaglio spirituale, la lotta civile per un'Italia unita e libera dall'oppressore straniero. Un grande romanzo popolare, attraversato da uno spirito indomito, capace di penetrare gli esseri umani e il loro cuore. E di scuotere ancora oggi la nostra anima.Eleonora Mazzoni dopo la laurea in Lettere all'Università di Bologna con il professor Ezio Raimondi e il diploma di recitazione presso la Scuola di Teatro di Alessandra Galante Garrone, fino al 2010 lavora come attrice per teatro, cinema e tv. Ha pubblicato Le difettose (Einaudi, 2012), Gli ipocriti (Chiarelettere, 2015), In becco alla cicogna! (Biglia Blu, 2016), La testa sul tuo petto. Sulle tracce di San Giovanni (San Paolo, 2016) e Il cuore è un guazzabuglio. Vita e capolavoro del rivoluzionario Manzoni (Einaudi 2023). Alcuni suoi racconti e scritti sono apparsi in diverse antologie. Scrive soggetti e sceneggiature per il cinema e la televisione. Dal 2022 è la direttrice artistica del Festival culturale Caterina Sforza di Forlí.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.itQuesto show fa parte del network Spreaker Prime. Se sei interessato a fare pubblicità in questo podcast, contattaci su https://www.spreaker.com/show/1487855/advertisement

Welcome to Episode 1518; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today's interview is between Joy Livingston and Enrico Drei Donà Stevie Kim and her team travelled to the Bologna Slow Wine Fair in March 2023. There they conducted dozens of interviews with some of Italy's most inspiring producers. Join the fun every Thursday afternoon! Tune-in each Thursday as we bring you the great interviews that unfolded over the course of 3 days. More about today's winery Tenuta La Palazza stands on the ancient hills of Romagna between the cities of Forlì, Castrocaro and Predappio in a strategic position at the mouth of the valleys of the Rabbi and Montone rivers, around one of the watchtowers that Caterina Sforza placed in 1481 to defend her territories. The estate has belonged to the Drei Donà counts since the 1920s, and has always been dedicated to the production of Sangiovese grapes. In 1980 Claudio Drei Donà abandoned his legal practice to devote himself full time to the company, later followed by his son Enrico, and began a radical work of change which gave a decisive change to the property. Of the 23 hectares of vineyards, most of it is naturally dedicated to Sangiovese, whose old plants were the subject of a particular study and selection which then led to their restoration through the replanting of the Palazza mass selection. Alongside these, in the mid-1980s Claudio Drei Donà planted – a true pioneer – the first polyclonal vineyard of Cabernet Sauvignon in Romagna and a vineyard with Chardonnay and Riesling. Connect: Website: https://dreidona.it/ _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/ Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Caterina Sforza was certainly a force to be reckoned with, the Countess of Forli and Lady of Imola, she fought off armies, husbands and even cardinals, so impressive was she that she was one of the only women for Machiavelli to write about. Listen now as we find out about this warrior woman of Renaissance Italy! Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Let's go on vacation! https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024 Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Tip Jar Follow me on… Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Looking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.com Fan Mail: Who Did What Now Podcast C/O Endgame Comics & Collectables 11 Market Square Letterkenny Donegal Ireland F92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barbara Schiavulli"Festival Caterina Sforza"Forlì, dal 15 al 17 giugno 2023https://festivalcaterinaforli.itBarbara SchiavulliVenerdì 16 giugno, ore 21:00al Festival Caterina Sforza di Forlì"Forlì, città colpita in questi giorni, come altre dell'Emilia- Romagna, da una devastante alluvione, nel nome della sua indomita Signora di un tempo, diventerà, il 15, 16 e 17 giugno, luogo di dialoghi e incontri, per riflettere su temi universali che, ancora oggi, ci attraggono e ci riguardano.“Generare”, “Amministrare”, “Rispettare”, sono le tre parole chiave attorno a cui abbiamo costruito gli appuntamenti dell'edizione 2023, ancora una volta raffinata ma popolare, aperta a tutti i cittadini. Partendo da Caterina, che ebbe tre mariti e otto figli, amministrò con un atteggiamento pratico e sagace la sua città, preoccupandosi, durante le epidemie e i momenti difficili, di distribuire cibo gratuitamente o somministrare personalmente i suoi medicamenti, ci chiediamo oggi: in una società poco vitale, in cui le relazioni stanno diventando sempre meno stabili e il lavoro più precario, cosa significa essere generativi? In che modo le donne possono gestire e organizzare meglio lo spazio pubblico, sociale e politico? E che significa rispettare e prendersi cura di sé, degli altri, dell'ambiente che ci circonda?Il Festival è molto grato di aver potuto “generare”, è proprio il caso di dirlo, una catena virtuosa di solidarietà e ringrazia sia gli sponsor che hanno fatto donazioni per la nostra città sia gli ospiti che hanno deciso di devolvere il proprio compenso."Elena Mazzoni, direttrice artistica del Festival"Burqa Queen"Radio BulletsLa storia di tre donne dopo la riconquista del potere dei talebani in Afghanistan. Layla, Faruz e Farida, sono una giovane sposa, un'ex poliziotta e un'ex insegnante travolte dalle nuove regole del regime e immerse in una violenza senza precedenti da quando l'Occidente ha voltato le spalle alle donne afghane. Per 20 anni si erano rimboccate le maniche per costruire una società civile, ora uccisa, evacuata o nascosta. Le tre arrancano per sopravvivere un giorno dopo l'altro immerse nella disperazione di un genere che gli estremisti stanno cercando di cancellare. Hanno capito che ci sono solo due alternative: soccombere o reagire.Giornalista di guerra e scrittrice. Vincitrice di numerosi premi nazionali e internazionali, ha coperto le guerre degli ultimi 20 anni dall'Iraq all'Afghanistan, dallo Yemen al Darfur. Ha scritto per anni per quotidiani nazionali e internazionali, ora si dedica al lancio di una nuova radio che si occupa solo di esteri e scrive libri, il primo nel 2005 con la farfalle non muoiono in cielo, seguito da Guerra e Guerra, La guerra dentro, le emozioni dei soldati, Bulletprood Diaries, storie di una reporter di guerra (graphic novel, disegni di Emilio Lecce) e l'ultimo, Quando muoio lo dico a Dio, storie di ordinario estremismo. La sua base di partenza è Roma, ed è sempre con la valigia e una stilografica pronta per raccontare una nuova storia.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.itQuesto show fa parte del network Spreaker Prime. Se sei interessato a fare pubblicità in questo podcast, contattaci su https://www.spreaker.com/show/1487855/advertisement

Gemma Calabresi Milite"La crepa e la luce"Mondadori Editorehttps://mondadori.itFestival Caterina Sforza, Forlìvenerdì 16 giugno ore 21:00Gemma Calabresi Militehttps://festivalcaterinaforli.it"La crepa e la luce"Questo libro è il racconto di un cammino, quello che Gemma Capra, vedova del commissario Calabresi, ha percorso dal giorno dell'omicidio del marito, nel 1972.Una strada tortuosa che, partendo dall'umano desiderio di vendetta di una ragazza di venticinque anni con due bambini piccoli e un terzo in arrivo, l'ha condotta, non senza fatica, al crescere i suoi figli lontani da ogni tentazione di rancore e rabbia e all'abbracciare, nel tempo e con sempre più determinazione, l'idea del perdono. Un racconto che comincia dalla vita di una giovane coppia che viene sconvolta dalla strage di Piazza Fontana e attraversa mezzo secolo, ricucendo i momenti intimi e privati con le vicende pubbliche della società italiana. Un'intensa e sincera testimonianza sul senso della giustizia e della memoria. Una storia di amore e pace.Gemma Capra è nata a Torino. Nel 1969 ha sposato il commissario Luigi Calabresi, con cui ha avuto tre figli: Mario, Paolo e Luigi. Dopo l'omicidio del marito (17 maggio 1972) si è dedicata all'insegnamento della religione nella scuola elementare Pietro Micca di Milano. Nel 1981 si è risposata con l'artista Tonino Milite e ha avuto un quarto figlio, Uber.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.itQuesto show fa parte del network Spreaker Prime. Se sei interessato a fare pubblicità in questo podcast, contattaci su https://www.spreaker.com/show/1487855/advertisement

The third and final chapter of my Caterina Sforza series! We follow our heroine through the final trials and tribulations of her life:  After nearly losing herself to vengeance in the aftermath of her second husband's murder, she will find redemption through acts of service. Eventually, she will learn to love and learn to grieve all over again. With unflinching nerve, she will withstand continued plots against her family, another foreign invasion, and the desertion of those who were supposed to be her closest allies. Abandoned and left to her fate, she will nonetheless face her destiny with the strength and resolve that made the Sforza name famous. Her refusal to submit will lead her toe-to-toe in a final showdown with the 'Antichrist' himself.

Sono quattro gli amori che hanno segnato la vita della "Leonessa di Romagna", Caterina Sforza, impavida e spietata Contessa di Forlì e di Imola: Girolamo Riario, nipote del Papa che sposa all'età di 10 anni; Giacomo Feo, considerato da molti un usurpatore; Giovanni de' Medici detto Il Popolano, con il quale da alla luce colui che diverrà il celebre comandante Giovanni dalle Bande Nere; e infine la Rocca di Riolo, l'ultimo, irriducibile baluardo legato alla sua reggenza in Romagna.Nel decimo e ultimo episodio di "Giallo in Castello" Carlo Lucarelli svela - tra fatti storici e racconti tramandati dalla narrazione popolare - l'avvincente storia di Caterina Sforza, una vita fatta di tradimenti e congiure, crudeli vendette e irresistibili passioni."Giallo in Castello" è un podcast di Carlo Lucarelli e Regione Emilia-Romagna
. Il progetto è co-finanziato dai Fondi europei della Regione Emilia-Romagna – Por Fesr 2014-2020

We pick up right where we left off... Caterina, after holding the Vatican hostage, is forced to relinquish her post and follow her hapless husband north to Florì. Although now far removed from the intrigues of the Roman court, political plots and vendettas follow them, threatening retribution at every turn. As the next ten years unfold, the Countess will face horrors and triumphs: wars, shifting alliances, forbidden love and unimaginable devastation. From this, Caterina Sforza will emerge transformed; the woman known to history as the Tigress of Florì. Be warned: This episode is going to get bloody.

Italy in the 1400's was a land of contradictions. The cradle of the Renaissance was encapsulated with bloody warfare and nefarious plots; beautiful and deadly. Only a backdrop such as this could produce a woman like Caterina Sfroza. Born the illegitimate daughter to one of the wealthiest men in Romagna, her upbringing was on par with any prince of Europe. She was trained to observe, calculate, hunt and fight. But most of all, she was conditioned to be loyal to her family above all others. In Part 1 of this series, we will discuss her youth. Her evolution from a child-bride to a young mother. And from a sweet and beguiling Countess to the adversary of the Vatican itself. TW: Some discussion of childhood trauma, SA.

In Renaissance Italy, a young widow must hold herself, her family, and her lands together to survive. The answers may lie in alchemy. In this episode, we explore the life and experiments of Caterina Sforza, the Tigress of Forlì.    Researched, written, and produced by Corinne Wieben with original music by Purple Planet.  To hear more about the history of alchemy, check out Enchanted's "Philosopher's Stone Trilogy": A Flower of the Fire, The Fisher King, and Beyond Expression Bright.  Episode sources  Support the showEnchantedPodcast.netFacebook/enchantedpodcastInstagram/enchantedpodcastTumblr/enchantedpodcastTwitter/enchantedpod

Bride at 10, widow at 25, general, tyrant, cosmetologist, mother, countess, botanist, and war leader, Countess Caterina Sforza di Riario led the most interesting life of any woman of the Italian Renaissance. Trained to fight by a powerful Milanese warlord, she learned that a Renaissance woman's duty is to support her husband – whether in the home, or by providing medicines to peasants during the plague, or galloping on horseback to take command of a castle. She aimed cannons from the battlements of Rome and cowed cardinals into recognizing her husband's legal rights. She survived assassination plots, executed traitors, and fought papal armies led by the Borgia pope's son, Cesare. Mingling with da Vinci and Botticelli, out-negotiating Machiavelli, Caterina defined the woman warrior leader of 15th century Italy. Actor Nathalie Emmanuel joins father-daughter history team Jon & Emily Jordan to tell the story of Caterina Sforza. Find us on social: @warqueenspodcast Learn more about War Queens: diversionaudio.com/podcast/war-queensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A chance to hear what happens on the other side.  We offer you, as a New Year present, a selection of snippetty bits from our Patreon episodes - Isabella of Castile, Leonardo da Vinci, Pico della Mirandola, Sultan Mehmet and Caterina Sforza. https://www.patreon.com/Tudoriferous 

Actor Nathalie Emmanuel joins father plus daughter history team Jon & Emily Jordan to bring your riveting stories of history's great women war leaders. In history class, we were all taught the stories of great wartime leaders—but the stories have always been about men. Now, for the first time, listen to a new podcast that brings you the stories of the fearless, powerful women leaders: War Queens. History's war queens come in all colors, ages, and leadership styles. Elizabeth Tudor and Golda Meir played the roles of high-stakes gamblers who studied maps with an unblinking, calculating eye. Angola's Queen Njinga was willing to shed (and occasionally drink) blood to establish a stable kingdom in an Africa ravaged by the slave trade. Caterina Sforza defended her Italian holdings with cannon and scimitar, and Indira Gandhi launched a war to solve a refugee crisis. Join Emily Jordan, an historian, along with her father, Jonathan Jordan, an historian and bestselling author, and actor Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones, Fast & Furious, The Maze Runner) every week as we bring you the stories of extraordinary leaders: War Queens. All of them, legends. Find us on social: @warqueenspodcast(https://www.instagram.com/warqueenspodcast)Lear more about War Queens: diversionaudio.com/podcast/war-queens(https://bit.ly/3DKhUzL)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

En Pasajes de la Historia de 'La rosa de los vientos' nos trasladamos hasta Italia de la mano de Juan Antonio Cebrián para hablar de la vida de Caterina Sforza, condesa de Imola y Forlì y mujer de uno de los miembros de una de las familias más importantes de la época, Juan de Médici.

En Pasajes de la Historia de 'La rosa de los vientos' nos trasladamos hasta Italia de la mano de Juan Antonio Cebrián para hablar de la vida de Caterina Sforza, condesa de Imola y Forlì y mujer de uno de los miembros de una de las familias más importantes de la época, Juan de Médici.

In this episode of Royal Subjects, we check in with royal news (including things Sussex, the abdication in Jordan, and the royal trip to Jamaica). Then, we finish up with the most badass of Italian renaissance bitches, Caterina Sforza.

Caterina takes on her most powerful yet - the BorgiasSupport the Red Cross Ukraine AppealSupport the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With her husband indisposed after an illness and treasury empty, Caterina would need to work hard to prove herself once more as the regent of Imola and Forli.Support the Red Cross Ukraine AppealSupport the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caterina Sforza was married young to a scheming relative of the Pope. She would find quickly that to survive, she would need to take matters into her own hands.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To escape the sad news about the Queen having COVID and the Prince Andrew scandal, we dial back to the late 1400s, and a noblewoman who was elegant, astute, assertive, and well, willing to leave her children as hostages.

Hija del duque de Milán, asesinado por una conspiración, casada a los 15 años con un hombre al que no conocía y convertida en  condesa de Forlí y señora de Ímola, aprendió cómo manejarse en los salones de Roma y el Vaticano, donde reinaban la sutileza y el refinamiento, pero también la crueldad y la lucha por el poder. Vio cómo su marido, gracias al apoyo de su tío, el Papa Sixto IV, instigaba guerras sangrientas y desplegaba su ambición por dominar cada vez más territorios. A la muerte del Papa, la facción enemiga de su marido amenazaba con acabar con la familia, pero Caterina ocupó el Castel Sant'Angelo, la impresionante fortaleza romana, en nombre de los Sforza. Así, con solo 20 años, se enfrentó a todos los poderes de Roma y se ganó el respeto de los italianos, que empezaron a referirse a ella con el título de virago. Y poco a poco fue asumiendo el poder que su marido no sabía ejercer, con una astucia y una firmeza legendarias. Y con la misma crueldad que cualquiera de los poderosos de su tiempo. Nos acompaña en este viaje por la vida de Caterina Sforza la doctora en historia Vanesa de Cruz Medina, actualmente investigadora en el departamento de Historia del Arte de la Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, que lleva 20 años investigando en historia de las mujeres. 

Poder y crimen en la Italia del Renacimiento

La valiente mujer del Renacimiento que rompió estereotipos femeninos...

Carlo Maria Lomartire"Giovanni dalle Bande Nere"La ferocia e il coraggio dell'ultimo capitano di venturaMondadori Editorehttps://www.librimondadori.it/Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, soprannominato il «Grande Diavolo», è spesso ricordato come un personaggio quasi mitico. Ma a che cosa è dovuta una così notevole fama? Nato a Forlì il 6 aprile 1498 da Giovanni de' Medici e Caterina Sforza, detta «la Tygre», rimase presto orfano; visse per alcuni anni in convento e fu poi allevato a Firenze dal facoltoso Jacopo Salviati e da Lucrezia de' Medici, figlia di Lorenzo il Magnifico. Terribilmente impulsivo e indisciplinato, coraggioso fino alla spericolatezza, il sempre irrequieto Giovanni sposò Maria Salviati nel 1516 e da lei ebbe un figlio, Cosimo (il futuro Granduca di Toscana). Ma il suo più forte desiderio era diventare soldato di ventura, mettersi al comando di una propria milizia di soldati e andare in battaglia. Giovanni combatté su vari fronti e sotto diverse bandiere, fino a diventare testimone e protagonista di un'epoca tra le più convulse della storia europea: mentre a Roma governavano papa Leone X e poi Clemente VII (entrambi Medici), l'imperatore Carlo V d'Asburgo ereditò i domini della corona spagnola e contese a Francesco I di Francia il Ducato di Milano.Condottiero abile e spavaldo, apprezzato anche da Machiavelli, seppe intuire prima di altri la rivoluzione a cui sarebbe andata incontro l'arte della guerra: il tramonto dell'età dei cavalieri. Abbandonò infatti l'uso di cavalli corazzati e possenti, le armature massicce e gli elmi chiusi, preferendo i più agili cavalli turchi, arabi e berberi, i movimenti rapidi della fanteria leggera, gli attacchi fulminei e l'uso di archibugieri. Ma quando sull'Italia calarono i Lanzichenecchi, con la potenza di fuoco dei loro cannoni, per Giovanni fu la fine.Con uno stile che intreccia sapientemente fiction e ricostruzione storica, Carlo Maria Lomartire ci racconta in questo libro una figura centrale del Rinascimento italiano, mettendo in risalto soprattutto l'uomo, le sue passioni e la vivace concretezza dei suoi sentimenti.Carlo Maria Lomartire, milanese, è giornalista e autore di biografie e saggi storico-politici. Per Mondadori ha scritto: Mattei, Insurrezione, Il bandito Giuliano, Il qualunquista, Gli Sforza, Il Moro, Gli ultimi duchi di Milano; con Gabriele Albertini Nella stanza del sindaco e con Paolo Brichetto Arnaboldi Memorie di un partigiano aristocratico.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Episode 18 Kendra Brown is a swordswoman, researcher, and translator of the Latin version of Fiore's Il Fior di Battaglia (known as the Florius manuscript). She has an awesome blog at https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/ In this wide ranging conversation we discuss the perils and pitfalls of translation, women in combat in medieval times, and even what a very pregnant Caterina Sforza wore to occupy the Castel Santangelo.   Please consider supporting the show on our Patreon account, here: https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy. In this episode we cover a lot of ground, and make a lot of references. For a complete list of references, please go to: https://guywindsor.net/2020/10/the-sword-guy-episode-18-kendra-brown/

- Recuperamos unos Ecos del Pasado de nuestros primeros programas en los que hablábamos de Caterina Sforza, una mujer nada resignada al papel que la sociedad le daba en su tiempo, el Renacimiento italiano. Hija ilegítima del duque de Milán, fue condesa de Imola y Forli, y probablemente, la europea más famosa de su época. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

This episode, I delve into the life of Caterina Sforza, a woman who lived through the turbulent period of the Italian Renaissance.

Nazi, Angel of Death, Black Widow. Badass bitches in history, the good, the bad and Caterina Sforza. Gertrude Baniszewski - future? Elizabeth Bathroy - future? *Isle Kosh - featured in this episode Ma Barker - future? *Myra Hindley - featured in this episode Griselda Blanco - future *Caterina Sforza - featured, please see Queenspodcast for their full detail episode on Caterina. Listen to all of Queens. They're fucking great. Mary Tudor - future Dagmar Orebye - future? Christina Edmunds - future? Ranavalona the First - future *Irma Grese - featured Nazi in this episode. Amelia Dyer - future *Belle Gunness - featured in this episode. Klara Mauerova - future? *Karla Homolka - featured in this episode. *Mireya Moreno Carreon - featured but I could go way down the rabbit hole on this one. *Tillie Klimek - featured in this episode Charlene Gallego - future? Catherine de Medici - future, also see Queenspodcast Delphine Lacaurie - future? Dayra Saltykova - future *Leonarda Cianeiulli - featured in this episode Juana Barraza - future? *Aileen Wuornos - featured, hot take: she's boring. It's only sexism that makes her a stand-out. *Miyuki Ishikawa - featured in this episode. Angel of Death --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/taboo-and-murder/support

Never heard of Caterina Sforza before? well, hold onto your hats ladies & gents because this tigress is FIERCE.    Intro music by J Sparks Featuring Beyond Belief. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Licensed under creative commons by Attribution license 4.0 International --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queenshistorypodcast/support

According to sixteenth-century writer Moderata Fonte, the untapped potential of women to contribute to the liberal arts was “buried gold.” Exploring the work of Fonte and that of many other incredible women, Meredith K. Ray‘s new book explores women's contributions to the landscape of scientific culture in early modern Italy from about 1500 to 1623. Women in this period were engaging with science in the home, at court, in vernacular literature, in academies, in salons, and in letters, and Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press, 2015) looks both at women's practical engagements with science and with their literary engagements with natural philosophy. Ch. 1 brings us to the Romagna, and to the formidable Caterina Sforza's experiments with alchemical recipes as compiled in a manuscript that exists today in only a single manuscript copy. Both recipes and secrets were forms of currency in this context, and Ch. 2 looks at the vogue for printed “books of secrets” in sixteenth century Italy. This chapter pays special attention to the influential Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont (1555) and the Secrets of Signora Isabella Cortese, while also exploring the influence of books of secrets on other early modern literary genres including vernacular treatises, dialogues, and letter collections. Ch. 3 look at the literature of debate over women, or querelle des femmes that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, looking particularly closely at the intertwining discourses about women and science in Moderata Fonte's writing of chivalric romance and dialogue, and in Lucrezia Marinella's epic poetry and pastoral writing. Ch. 4 moves us to Padua and Rome, where women had begun, by the early seventeenth century, to participate in scientific discourse in more formal ways. Here, Ray looks closely at Camilla Erculiani's letters on natural philosophy (1584) that defended women's aptitude for science, and at her networking with scientific communities in Poland and her eventual questioning by the Inquisition. The chapter then turns to Margherita Sarrocchi's work, her epic poem Scanderbeide, and her fascinating relationship with Galileo. It is a fascinating book that will be of interest to readers eager to learn more about the history of science, literature, and/or women in early modernity. If you listen closely to the interview, you'll also hear me comparing Caterina Sforza to Doritos. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to sixteenth-century writer Moderata Fonte, the untapped potential of women to contribute to the liberal arts was “buried gold.” Exploring the work of Fonte and that of many other incredible women, Meredith K. Ray‘s new book explores women's contributions to the landscape of scientific culture in early modern Italy from about 1500 to 1623. Women in this period were engaging with science in the home, at court, in vernacular literature, in academies, in salons, and in letters, and Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press, 2015) looks both at women's practical engagements with science and with their literary engagements with natural philosophy. Ch. 1 brings us to the Romagna, and to the formidable Caterina Sforza's experiments with alchemical recipes as compiled in a manuscript that exists today in only a single manuscript copy. Both recipes and secrets were forms of currency in this context, and Ch. 2 looks at the vogue for printed “books of secrets” in sixteenth century Italy. This chapter pays special attention to the influential Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont (1555) and the Secrets of Signora Isabella Cortese, while also exploring the influence of books of secrets on other early modern literary genres including vernacular treatises, dialogues, and letter collections. Ch. 3 look at the literature of debate over women, or querelle des femmes that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, looking particularly closely at the intertwining discourses about women and science in Moderata Fonte's writing of chivalric romance and dialogue, and in Lucrezia Marinella's epic poetry and pastoral writing. Ch. 4 moves us to Padua and Rome, where women had begun, by the early seventeenth century, to participate in scientific discourse in more formal ways. Here, Ray looks closely at Camilla Erculiani's letters on natural philosophy (1584) that defended women's aptitude for science, and at her networking with scientific communities in Poland and her eventual questioning by the Inquisition. The chapter then turns to Margherita Sarrocchi's work, her epic poem Scanderbeide, and her fascinating relationship with Galileo. It is a fascinating book that will be of interest to readers eager to learn more about the history of science, literature, and/or women in early modernity. If you listen closely to the interview, you'll also hear me comparing Caterina Sforza to Doritos. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to sixteenth-century writer Moderata Fonte, the untapped potential of women to contribute to the liberal arts was “buried gold.” Exploring the work of Fonte and that of many other incredible women, Meredith K. Ray‘s new book explores women's contributions to the landscape of scientific culture in early modern Italy from about 1500 to 1623. Women in this period were engaging with science in the home, at court, in vernacular literature, in academies, in salons, and in letters, and Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press, 2015) looks both at women's practical engagements with science and with their literary engagements with natural philosophy. Ch. 1 brings us to the Romagna, and to the formidable Caterina Sforza's experiments with alchemical recipes as compiled in a manuscript that exists today in only a single manuscript copy. Both recipes and secrets were forms of currency in this context, and Ch. 2 looks at the vogue for printed “books of secrets” in sixteenth century Italy. This chapter pays special attention to the influential Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont (1555) and the Secrets of Signora Isabella Cortese, while also exploring the influence of books of secrets on other early modern literary genres including vernacular treatises, dialogues, and letter collections. Ch. 3 look at the literature of debate over women, or querelle des femmes that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, looking particularly closely at the intertwining discourses about women and science in Moderata Fonte's writing of chivalric romance and dialogue, and in Lucrezia Marinella's epic poetry and pastoral writing. Ch. 4 moves us to Padua and Rome, where women had begun, by the early seventeenth century, to participate in scientific discourse in more formal ways. Here, Ray looks closely at Camilla Erculiani's letters on natural philosophy (1584) that defended women's aptitude for science, and at her networking with scientific communities in Poland and her eventual questioning by the Inquisition. The chapter then turns to Margherita Sarrocchi's work, her epic poem Scanderbeide, and her fascinating relationship with Galileo. It is a fascinating book that will be of interest to readers eager to learn more about the history of science, literature, and/or women in early modernity. If you listen closely to the interview, you'll also hear me comparing Caterina Sforza to Doritos. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to sixteenth-century writer Moderata Fonte, the untapped potential of women to contribute to the liberal arts was “buried gold.” Exploring the work of Fonte and that of many other incredible women, Meredith K. Ray‘s new book explores women’s contributions to the landscape of scientific culture in early modern Italy from about 1500 to 1623. Women in this period were engaging with science in the home, at court, in vernacular literature, in academies, in salons, and in letters, and Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press, 2015) looks both at women’s practical engagements with science and with their literary engagements with natural philosophy. Ch. 1 brings us to the Romagna, and to the formidable Caterina Sforza’s experiments with alchemical recipes as compiled in a manuscript that exists today in only a single manuscript copy. Both recipes and secrets were forms of currency in this context, and Ch. 2 looks at the vogue for printed “books of secrets” in sixteenth century Italy. This chapter pays special attention to the influential Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont (1555) and the Secrets of Signora Isabella Cortese, while also exploring the influence of books of secrets on other early modern literary genres including vernacular treatises, dialogues, and letter collections. Ch. 3 look at the literature of debate over women, or querelle des femmes that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, looking particularly closely at the intertwining discourses about women and science in Moderata Fonte’s writing of chivalric romance and dialogue, and in Lucrezia Marinella’s epic poetry and pastoral writing. Ch. 4 moves us to Padua and Rome, where women had begun, by the early seventeenth century, to participate in scientific discourse in more formal ways. Here, Ray looks closely at Camilla Erculiani’s letters on natural philosophy (1584) that defended women’s aptitude for science, and at her networking with scientific communities in Poland and her eventual questioning by the Inquisition. The chapter then turns to Margherita Sarrocchi’s work, her epic poem Scanderbeide, and her fascinating relationship with Galileo. It is a fascinating book that will be of interest to readers eager to learn more about the history of science, literature, and/or women in early modernity. If you listen closely to the interview, you’ll also hear me comparing Caterina Sforza to Doritos. Enjoy!

According to sixteenth-century writer Moderata Fonte, the untapped potential of women to contribute to the liberal arts was “buried gold.” Exploring the work of Fonte and that of many other incredible women, Meredith K. Ray‘s new book explores women’s contributions to the landscape of scientific culture in early modern Italy from about 1500 to 1623. Women in this period were engaging with science in the home, at court, in vernacular literature, in academies, in salons, and in letters, and Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press, 2015) looks both at women’s practical engagements with science and with their literary engagements with natural philosophy. Ch. 1 brings us to the Romagna, and to the formidable Caterina Sforza’s experiments with alchemical recipes as compiled in a manuscript that exists today in only a single manuscript copy. Both recipes and secrets were forms of currency in this context, and Ch. 2 looks at the vogue for printed “books of secrets” in sixteenth century Italy. This chapter pays special attention to the influential Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont (1555) and the Secrets of Signora Isabella Cortese, while also exploring the influence of books of secrets on other early modern literary genres including vernacular treatises, dialogues, and letter collections. Ch. 3 look at the literature of debate over women, or querelle des femmes that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, looking particularly closely at the intertwining discourses about women and science in Moderata Fonte’s writing of chivalric romance and dialogue, and in Lucrezia Marinella’s epic poetry and pastoral writing. Ch. 4 moves us to Padua and Rome, where women had begun, by the early seventeenth century, to participate in scientific discourse in more formal ways. Here, Ray looks closely at Camilla Erculiani’s letters on natural philosophy (1584) that defended women’s aptitude for science, and at her networking with scientific communities in Poland and her eventual questioning by the Inquisition. The chapter then turns to Margherita Sarrocchi’s work, her epic poem Scanderbeide, and her fascinating relationship with Galileo. It is a fascinating book that will be of interest to readers eager to learn more about the history of science, literature, and/or women in early modernity. If you listen closely to the interview, you’ll also hear me comparing Caterina Sforza to Doritos. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to sixteenth-century writer Moderata Fonte, the untapped potential of women to contribute to the liberal arts was “buried gold.” Exploring the work of Fonte and that of many other incredible women, Meredith K. Ray‘s new book explores women’s contributions to the landscape of scientific culture in early modern Italy from about 1500 to 1623. Women in this period were engaging with science in the home, at court, in vernacular literature, in academies, in salons, and in letters, and Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press, 2015) looks both at women’s practical engagements with science and with their literary engagements with natural philosophy. Ch. 1 brings us to the Romagna, and to the formidable Caterina Sforza’s experiments with alchemical recipes as compiled in a manuscript that exists today in only a single manuscript copy. Both recipes and secrets were forms of currency in this context, and Ch. 2 looks at the vogue for printed “books of secrets” in sixteenth century Italy. This chapter pays special attention to the influential Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont (1555) and the Secrets of Signora Isabella Cortese, while also exploring the influence of books of secrets on other early modern literary genres including vernacular treatises, dialogues, and letter collections. Ch. 3 look at the literature of debate over women, or querelle des femmes that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, looking particularly closely at the intertwining discourses about women and science in Moderata Fonte’s writing of chivalric romance and dialogue, and in Lucrezia Marinella’s epic poetry and pastoral writing. Ch. 4 moves us to Padua and Rome, where women had begun, by the early seventeenth century, to participate in scientific discourse in more formal ways. Here, Ray looks closely at Camilla Erculiani’s letters on natural philosophy (1584) that defended women’s aptitude for science, and at her networking with scientific communities in Poland and her eventual questioning by the Inquisition. The chapter then turns to Margherita Sarrocchi’s work, her epic poem Scanderbeide, and her fascinating relationship with Galileo. It is a fascinating book that will be of interest to readers eager to learn more about the history of science, literature, and/or women in early modernity. If you listen closely to the interview, you’ll also hear me comparing Caterina Sforza to Doritos. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to sixteenth-century writer Moderata Fonte, the untapped potential of women to contribute to the liberal arts was “buried gold.” Exploring the work of Fonte and that of many other incredible women, Meredith K. Ray‘s new book explores women’s contributions to the landscape of scientific culture in early modern Italy from about 1500 to 1623. Women in this period were engaging with science in the home, at court, in vernacular literature, in academies, in salons, and in letters, and Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press, 2015) looks both at women’s practical engagements with science and with their literary engagements with natural philosophy. Ch. 1 brings us to the Romagna, and to the formidable Caterina Sforza’s experiments with alchemical recipes as compiled in a manuscript that exists today in only a single manuscript copy. Both recipes and secrets were forms of currency in this context, and Ch. 2 looks at the vogue for printed “books of secrets” in sixteenth century Italy. This chapter pays special attention to the influential Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont (1555) and the Secrets of Signora Isabella Cortese, while also exploring the influence of books of secrets on other early modern literary genres including vernacular treatises, dialogues, and letter collections. Ch. 3 look at the literature of debate over women, or querelle des femmes that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, looking particularly closely at the intertwining discourses about women and science in Moderata Fonte’s writing of chivalric romance and dialogue, and in Lucrezia Marinella’s epic poetry and pastoral writing. Ch. 4 moves us to Padua and Rome, where women had begun, by the early seventeenth century, to participate in scientific discourse in more formal ways. Here, Ray looks closely at Camilla Erculiani’s letters on natural philosophy (1584) that defended women’s aptitude for science, and at her networking with scientific communities in Poland and her eventual questioning by the Inquisition. The chapter then turns to Margherita Sarrocchi’s work, her epic poem Scanderbeide, and her fascinating relationship with Galileo. It is a fascinating book that will be of interest to readers eager to learn more about the history of science, literature, and/or women in early modernity. If you listen closely to the interview, you’ll also hear me comparing Caterina Sforza to Doritos. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to sixteenth-century writer Moderata Fonte, the untapped potential of women to contribute to the liberal arts was “buried gold.” Exploring the work of Fonte and that of many other incredible women, Meredith K. Ray‘s new book explores women’s contributions to the landscape of scientific culture in early modern Italy from about 1500 to 1623. Women in this period were engaging with science in the home, at court, in vernacular literature, in academies, in salons, and in letters, and Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press, 2015) looks both at women’s practical engagements with science and with their literary engagements with natural philosophy. Ch. 1 brings us to the Romagna, and to the formidable Caterina Sforza’s experiments with alchemical recipes as compiled in a manuscript that exists today in only a single manuscript copy. Both recipes and secrets were forms of currency in this context, and Ch. 2 looks at the vogue for printed “books of secrets” in sixteenth century Italy. This chapter pays special attention to the influential Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont (1555) and the Secrets of Signora Isabella Cortese, while also exploring the influence of books of secrets on other early modern literary genres including vernacular treatises, dialogues, and letter collections. Ch. 3 look at the literature of debate over women, or querelle des femmes that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, looking particularly closely at the intertwining discourses about women and science in Moderata Fonte’s writing of chivalric romance and dialogue, and in Lucrezia Marinella’s epic poetry and pastoral writing. Ch. 4 moves us to Padua and Rome, where women had begun, by the early seventeenth century, to participate in scientific discourse in more formal ways. Here, Ray looks closely at Camilla Erculiani’s letters on natural philosophy (1584) that defended women’s aptitude for science, and at her networking with scientific communities in Poland and her eventual questioning by the Inquisition. The chapter then turns to Margherita Sarrocchi’s work, her epic poem Scanderbeide, and her fascinating relationship with Galileo. It is a fascinating book that will be of interest to readers eager to learn more about the history of science, literature, and/or women in early modernity. If you listen closely to the interview, you’ll also hear me comparing Caterina Sforza to Doritos. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to sixteenth-century writer Moderata Fonte, the untapped potential of women to contribute to the liberal arts was “buried gold.” Exploring the work of Fonte and that of many other incredible women, Meredith K. Ray‘s new book explores women’s contributions to the landscape of scientific culture in early modern Italy from about 1500 to 1623. Women in this period were engaging with science in the home, at court, in vernacular literature, in academies, in salons, and in letters, and Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press, 2015) looks both at women’s practical engagements with science and with their literary engagements with natural philosophy. Ch. 1 brings us to the Romagna, and to the formidable Caterina Sforza’s experiments with alchemical recipes as compiled in a manuscript that exists today in only a single manuscript copy. Both recipes and secrets were forms of currency in this context, and Ch. 2 looks at the vogue for printed “books of secrets” in sixteenth century Italy. This chapter pays special attention to the influential Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont (1555) and the Secrets of Signora Isabella Cortese, while also exploring the influence of books of secrets on other early modern literary genres including vernacular treatises, dialogues, and letter collections. Ch. 3 look at the literature of debate over women, or querelle des femmes that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, looking particularly closely at the intertwining discourses about women and science in Moderata Fonte’s writing of chivalric romance and dialogue, and in Lucrezia Marinella’s epic poetry and pastoral writing. Ch. 4 moves us to Padua and Rome, where women had begun, by the early seventeenth century, to participate in scientific discourse in more formal ways. Here, Ray looks closely at Camilla Erculiani’s letters on natural philosophy (1584) that defended women’s aptitude for science, and at her networking with scientific communities in Poland and her eventual questioning by the Inquisition. The chapter then turns to Margherita Sarrocchi’s work, her epic poem Scanderbeide, and her fascinating relationship with Galileo. It is a fascinating book that will be of interest to readers eager to learn more about the history of science, literature, and/or women in early modernity. If you listen closely to the interview, you’ll also hear me comparing Caterina Sforza to Doritos. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to sixteenth-century writer Moderata Fonte, the untapped potential of women to contribute to the liberal arts was “buried gold.” Exploring the work of Fonte and that of many other incredible women, Meredith K. Ray‘s new book explores women’s contributions to the landscape of scientific culture in early modern Italy from about 1500 to 1623. Women in this period were engaging with science in the home, at court, in vernacular literature, in academies, in salons, and in letters, and Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press, 2015) looks both at women’s practical engagements with science and with their literary engagements with natural philosophy. Ch. 1 brings us to the Romagna, and to the formidable Caterina Sforza’s experiments with alchemical recipes as compiled in a manuscript that exists today in only a single manuscript copy. Both recipes and secrets were forms of currency in this context, and Ch. 2 looks at the vogue for printed “books of secrets” in sixteenth century Italy. This chapter pays special attention to the influential Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont (1555) and the Secrets of Signora Isabella Cortese, while also exploring the influence of books of secrets on other early modern literary genres including vernacular treatises, dialogues, and letter collections. Ch. 3 look at the literature of debate over women, or querelle des femmes that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, looking particularly closely at the intertwining discourses about women and science in Moderata Fonte’s writing of chivalric romance and dialogue, and in Lucrezia Marinella’s epic poetry and pastoral writing. Ch. 4 moves us to Padua and Rome, where women had begun, by the early seventeenth century, to participate in scientific discourse in more formal ways. Here, Ray looks closely at Camilla Erculiani’s letters on natural philosophy (1584) that defended women’s aptitude for science, and at her networking with scientific communities in Poland and her eventual questioning by the Inquisition. The chapter then turns to Margherita Sarrocchi’s work, her epic poem Scanderbeide, and her fascinating relationship with Galileo. It is a fascinating book that will be of interest to readers eager to learn more about the history of science, literature, and/or women in early modernity. If you listen closely to the interview, you’ll also hear me comparing Caterina Sforza to Doritos. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices