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  • The witness – Frederick of Antioch, son of Frederick II, and the end of Pier delle Vigne (EP.5 Part 2)

    The witness – Frederick of Antioch, son of Frederick II, and the end of Pier delle Vigne (EP.5 Part 2)
    Aug 18 2026
    The episode is built around an imaginary but entirely plausible encounter between Frederick of Antioch, the Emperor's natural son and vicar general of Tuscany, and Pier delle Vigne, shortly before the latter's death in San Miniato al Tedesco near Pisa.
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    6 Min.
  • The witness – Frederick of Antioch, son of Frederick II, and the end of Pier delle Vigne (EP.5 Part 1)

    The witness – Frederick of Antioch, son of Frederick II, and the end of Pier delle Vigne (EP.5 Part 1)
    Aug 18 2026
    The episode is built around an imaginary but entirely plausible encounter between Frederick of Antioch, the Emperor's natural son and vicar general of Tuscany, and Pier delle Vigne, shortly before the latter's death in San Miniato al Tedesco near Pisa.
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    11 Min.
  • Don Enrique of Castile – an adventurous prince in service of the last Hohenstaufen (EP.4 Part 2)

    Don Enrique of Castile – an adventurous prince in service of the last Hohenstaufen (EP.4 Part 2)
    Aug 18 2026
    The infante Enrique of Castile, a prince of high lineage and great-grandson of Frederick II, enters the Italian scene during the stormy years of the Hohenstaufen dynasty's twilight and its replacement by Angevin power. Don Enrique—or Don Enrico to the Italians—was an outstanding mercenary and condottiero who offered his services to the highest bidder, thereby amassing fairy-tale wealth and earning legendary fame as an invincible man.
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    6 Min.
  • Don Enrique of Castile – an adventurous prince in service of the last Hohenstaufen (EP.4 Part 1)

    Don Enrique of Castile – an adventurous prince in service of the last Hohenstaufen (EP.4 Part 1)
    Aug 18 2026
    The infante Enrique of Castile, a prince of high lineage and great-grandson of Frederick II, enters the Italian scene during the stormy years of the Hohenstaufen dynasty's twilight and its replacement by Angevin power. Don Enrique—or Don Enrico to the Italians—was an outstanding mercenary and condottiero who offered his services to the highest bidder, thereby amassing fairy-tale wealth and earning legendary fame as an invincible man.
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    11 Min.
  • The endless nightmare – the tormented life of Margaret of Meissen, daughter of Frederick II (EP.3 Part 2)

    The endless nightmare – the tormented life of Margaret of Meissen, daughter of Frederick II (EP.3 Part 2)
    Aug 18 2026
    The life of Margaret, daughter of Frederick II and Isabella of England, unfolded in Germany, specifically at Wartburg Castle near Eisenach in Thuringia. She was the wife of Count Albrecht von Wettin, also known as “the Degenerate” for his cruel and violent character, of which Margaret was the preferred target.
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    4 Min.
  • The endless nightmare – the tormented life of Margaret of Meissen, daughter of Frederick II (EP.3 Part 1)

    The endless nightmare – the tormented life of Margaret of Meissen, daughter of Frederick II (EP.3 Part 1)
    Aug 18 2026
    The life of Margaret, daughter of Frederick II and Isabella of England, unfolded in Germany, specifically at Wartburg Castle near Eisenach in Thuringia. She was the wife of Count Albrecht von Wettin, also known as “the Degenerate” for his cruel and violent character, of which Margaret was the preferred target.
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    15 Min.
  • A captive princess as the emblem of the Sicilian Vespers – Beatrice of Swabia, niece of Frederick II (EP.2 Part 2)

    A captive princess as the emblem of the Sicilian Vespers – Beatrice of Swabia, niece of Frederick II (EP.2 Part 2)
    Aug 18 2026
    Beatrice of Swabia, daughter of King Manfredi and his second wife Helen of Epirus, spent her entire childhood and youth, like her brothers Enzo, Frederick, and Henry, in the grim prisons of Charles of Anjou before being freed by the Aragonese army sent by Peter III of Aragon to the Kingdom of Sicily to liberate it from French occupation.
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    8 Min.
  • A captive princess as the emblem of the Sicilian Vespers – Beatrice of Swabia, niece of Frederick II (EP.2 Part 1)

    A captive princess as the emblem of the Sicilian Vespers – Beatrice of Swabia, niece of Frederick II (EP.2 Part 1)
    Aug 18 2026
    Beatrice of Swabia, daughter of King Manfredi and his second wife Helen of Epirus, spent her entire childhood and youth, like her brothers Enzo, Frederick, and Henry, in the grim prisons of Charles of Anjou before being freed by the Aragonese army sent by Peter III of Aragon to the Kingdom of Sicily to liberate it from French occupation.
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    16 Min.