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| Sack of Rome of 1527 Johannes Lingelbach (PD) |
The Reformation, Henry VIII of England, the Pope, the Medicis - I am learning that the early to mid-16th Century in Europe was busy indeed.
Italy was fragmented, the Pope and the Church controlling much of central Italy in the form of the Papal States. There was the Holy Roman Empire led by the Emperor, who was also the King of Spain. (Whose aunt was none other than Katherine of Aragon, the wife Henry VIII wished to be shed of.)
The French made an alliance with the Ottoman Empire, which led to the Sultan invading Europe and besieging Vienna in 1529 - which would happen again in 1683!
The Pope (it's worth noting that he was a Medici) made an alliance with the French, English, and some of the Italian states to fight against the Imperial Army (which was composed of Spanish troops and many Germans, after all the Holy Roman Empire held most of the minor German States within its "borders"). So on one side mostly Catholics (which England was at the time) and the Empire on the other having a lot of Catholics and a lot of Protestants as well!
All this research keeps leading me down new paths and seeing things which left me saying, "I had no idea!" Fascinating times, but I'm really glad I didn't live back then.
The story is developing in my head for this new vignette, which will have characters on both sides, but there is so much to this period that it's going to take a while longer. The History Guy has a nice summary of the event which will be central to the new story, the Sack of Rome -
I highly recommend his channel, he has a lot of good stuff there.
Now, I'm back to the Interwebs, working hard to bring you all a new story for your education, enlightenment, and entertainment!
Ciao!
Oh yeah, Sabaton made a song about it ...
My daily read with this morning a fresh pot of coffee.
ReplyDeleteSack of Rome, wonder how close will history repeat itself in the near future. "Barbarians" against the "Civilized World".
Eager to see your take on the Bolshevik Revolution.
Me, sitting back snd smiling because I knew Sarge would find this era so exciting...
ReplyDeleteOnce you open up the 16th Century Can of Worms you need a half dozen octopuses (or a full watch of squids ;-) ) to deal with all the "on other hands."
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Vienna & the Muslim invaders in 1529 & 1683, how's it looking today with the new invasions? Have they come back?
ReplyDeleteThe History Guy is a good one, he lost his job as an insurance salesman and started doing youtube. Youtube and all the other media places that offer the means to make a living are a change! I guess they are actually just "another" way my/our world is changing in front of us. Speaking of changes I read this guys blog yesterday & it's about changes... https://www.vagabondjourney.com/my-flight-to-italy-showed-me-the-future-of-travel/