Archive by Era: Renaissance - page 1

1. Anatomy

   The 2000 year old history of mankind's quest to understand the human body.
2. Constantinople Siege and Fall

   Melvyn Bragg examines the 1453 siege of Constantinople which ended the Byzantine Empire.
3. Dante's Inferno

   Melvyn Bragg examines Dante’s ‘Inferno’, a medieval journey through Hell’s nine circles
4. Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists.
5. Machiavelli and the Italian City States

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.
6. Paganism in the Renaissance

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the return of classical pagan thought in the Renaissance.
7. Renaissance Astrology

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Renaissance Astrology.
8. Renaissance Magic

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Renaissance obsession with Magic.
9. Renaissance Maths

   Melvyn Bragg explores Renaissance Mathematics, when maths moved from an art to a science.
10. Rudolph II

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Rudolph II and his Renaissance Court in Prague.

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