Episode 309 - The 1527 Sack of Rome
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April 29, 20241h 25mExplicit
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The 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