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In this episode I discuss the biography of Isabella d'Este, the Marchesa of Mantua. We will discuss topics including epistolary etiquette, warfare on the Italian peninsula, the Borgias, Leonardo da Vinci, and the rule of a woman consort during the Renaissance. Thank you for liste ...  Show more

In this first content-based episode of A Renaissance Woman we will be discussing the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's first portrait commission- Ginevra de'Benci. We will discuss what is known (or unknown) in scholarship on the life of this Renaissance woman who described herself a ...  Show more

In preparation for International Women's Day this Wednesday, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb takes a look at a Queen whose reputation has largely been shaped by her husband's midlife crisis. History does not see much further than Katherine of Aragon's so-called failure to provide ...

Discover the captivating life of Isabella d'Este with Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and acclaimed novelist and historian Sarah Dunant. They discuss Isabella's incredible journey from a well-educated noblewoman to the First Lady of the Renaissance, how she mastered political str ...

The Renaissance was a period of rebirth, beauty, and bold new ideas. In this sleepy story, we will explore it all...from the art-filled streets of Florence to the scientific breakthroughs that reshaped human understanding. Meet the thinkers, artists, and visionaries who lit up Eu ...  Show more

Appearance was everything in the Renaissance – a way to make a good marriage and gain power and influence. But what if you fell short of the era’s exacting beauty ideals? Speaking with Charlotte Hodgman, Professor Jill Burke ventures into the realm of Renaissance beauty culture, ...  Show more