EARLY EPISODE: The 1527 Sack of Rome
Added 2024-04-22 06:07:38 +0000 UTCThe King of Spain hires a bunch of mercenaries to go to war and refuses to pay them leading to them sacking Rome for a paycheck.
Sources:
https://www.historynet.com/rome-ravaged/
https://www.medievalists.net/2022/06/sack-rome-1527/
https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2023/05/the-darkest-day-in-the-history-of-the-swiss-guard/
Idan Sherer. A Bloody Carnival? Charles' V Soldiers and the Sack of Rome in 1527
Comments
Are we in Landsknecht territory here? Time and place is right, and you mentioned Frundberg was a mercenary 😂 the Landsknechts were absolutely insane haha
Michael Salandrea
2024-06-07 15:55:16 +0000 UTCAll I can imagine with that convent of nuns is the Rip-off church from Black Lagoon.
NickL87
2024-05-17 15:12:17 +0000 UTCI just finished the Mike Duncan podcast last night. This is a wonderful coincidence.
Tom Warner
2024-04-28 23:15:41 +0000 UTCGreat book choice Joe!
Con
2024-04-27 22:57:27 +0000 UTC
