Pope Fights — The Italian Wars: History Summarized

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It's time for a POPE FIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!! Gather 'round and listen to a tale of the utter nonsense that is the Renaissance Papacy. We'll look at the Pontifical careers of Rodrigo Borgia, Julius II, Leo X, and Clement VII.

SOURCES & Further Reading: "Rome: A History In Seven Sackings" by Kneale, "A History of Venice" by Norwich.

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[ianr.]

"Metric Hapsburg jawline".
You know, if there's ONE unit I assume was imperial...

[Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

"Pope Leo X, in terms of the CRIPPLING DEBT we've inherited, we need to address the elephant in the room."
*Pope Leo:* "I know! Isn't he precious? Worth every lira we don't have."

[jackperales]

modern sports rivalries WISH they had the amount of petty animosity that Genoa had towards Venice

[a.h.s.]

Pope Fights I: Barbarian Menace
Pope Fights II: Attack of the Franks
Pope Fights III: Revenge of the Germans
Pope Fights IV: A new Pope
Pope Fights V: Holy Roman Empire Strikes Back
Pope Fights VI: Return of the French
Pope Fights VII: Napoleon Awakens
Pope Fights VIII: End of the Empire
Pope Fights IX: Rise of Italy
Pope Fights X: Fascists arisen

Spinoffs:
Pope One: A Pope Fights Story
Borgia: A Pope Fights Story
Pope Fights: Popes of the old Empire
Pope Fights: The Italian wars
The Francis (Mandolorian)

Disclaimer: This is a rendition of another amazing thread somewhere in here I just wanted to make it a bit clearer and make it a bit more historically accurate

[nateds]

Pope fights 3: this time, its personal.

[jasonblalock]

2:01 I love that Blue is physically unable to talk about this period without slipping in a reference to Assassin's Creed.

[katmhcharis]

The Renaissance is full of Hot Nonsense and I’m here for it

[Suomismg]

Reaches part about Julius II assaulting Venice:
"But that makes no sense!"
Genoa:
"That makes wayyy too much sense!"

[Nurat]

Blue talks about the Borgia.
Ezio: where's my hidden blade?

[Azzabackam]

Me: :(

Blue: Let's do some history.

Me: :)

[scrub]

Pope Fights IV: A New Pope
Pope Fights V: Holy Roman Empire Strikes Back

[julessamuels]

My favourite fact about Julius II is that when the Michaelangelo sculpted him carrying a bible, he got mad and shouted ‘what do I know of bibles, I am a warrior, sculpt me with my sword’.

[gutsmasterson]

“Slow and steady gets the spaghetti.” That’s why it took so long for this video to come out.

[CazTails]

Blue: **mentions Rodrigo Borgia**

**EZIO AUDITORE WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION**

[nox]

People: hi pope. Wait. You’re not the pope. Is this gonna happen again? God damn it

[williamtheconqueror]

9:28. "Sacking of Rome."

FOR THE GRACE, FOR THE MIGHT OF THE LORD! FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY!

[SarahWolverine]

"But they had just now remembered that the other side of the alps exist"
I WROTE MY LAST TERM PAPER ON KARL IV. ITALY POLITICS AND I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS SLANDER.

The emperors of the HRE *knew* the Italian part of the empire existed and they wanted it. The Staufer Kings wanted it but failed. The Luxembourger Kings wanted it, but Henry VII. Methods weren't ... quite adapted to the reality of politics (just claiming the Regnum Italicum doesn't fly so well with cities that been independent for so long) and Karl already had said goodbye to the illusion of traditional Regnum Italicum, but wanted to establish a more secure Imperial hold on Italy in 1354/55 nonetheless. That failed however when riots errupted in Pisa and made using that city as a stronghold quite impossible, so Karl called it a day. (Sadly, I know nearly nothing about his second time coming to Italy in the 1360s. I focused on his Romzug of 1354/55.)

The reason why it was also hard for the emperors to establish factual reign in Italy was because they had a wholeass Empire north of the alps to take care of. And unlike France or England, there was no stable center of power, no administrative center. That basically switched places with every new imperial house, so the emperors, especially in late medieval times, had enough trouble securing their position in the empire north of the alps, so Italy had to wait. However, when the Habsburger at some point snatched the crown for what was the beginning of the rest of the Empire, they had decades, centuries to solidate their power, to build an administrative system - so they had actual ressources to take care of Italy! (Which in this case meant eating up Milan and then also every other Northern city state and territory they could get their greedy little Austrian hands on.)

[orangegalen]

4:17 "And he's all out of ceiling."

For some reason that made me laugh waaaay too hard.

[izzy]

I must admit, an ELEPHANT PARADE is a dope way to party. I want an elephant parade.

[rosebythecreek]

“Slow and steady gets the spaghetti” should be on a t-shirt