Machiavelli

Not Just the Tudors

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4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Niccolo Machiavelli’s name has become synonymous with cunning, deceit and a lack of morality to achieve one's goals in politics or business. He was a pivotal figure of the Renaissance, who witnessed the turbulence of Medici rule, radical religious reform, and the dangerous politics of European courts.

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by the renowned political philosopher, historian and author Dr. Erica Benner to explore Machiavelli's journey from diplomat to revered writer.

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Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:27.7	Hello, I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb, and welcome to not just the Tudors from History Hit,
0:33.2	the podcast in which we explore everything from Amberlin to the Aztecs,
0:37.7	from Holbein to the Huguenots, from Shakespeare to Samarise.
0:43.2	Relieved by regular doses of murder, espionage and witchcraft.
0:47.7	Not in other words just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors.
0:57.8	Nick but most definitely also the Tudors. Niccolo Machiavelli lived in an age of uncertainty.
1:01.5	He was nine years old when a foiled plot against the Medici
1:04.2	saw some 80 conspiracies executed.
1:07.5	Its central figures hanged from the Palazzo della Signoria and left for weeks as a warning.
1:14.5	He bore witness to the rising power of Lorenzo de Medici and his excommunication
1:19.1	before his exile saw the end of Medici rule and the restoration of the Republic of Florence.
1:25.4	Machiavelli attended at least one sermon by the fanatical
1:28.2	Savonrola before the preachers' cause for radical reform saw him executed for heresy.
1:34.1	As a politician and diplomat, Machiavelli held the positions of Secretary of the Second
1:38.0	Chancery and Secretary of the Ten of War and visited the courts of Maximilian I, the Holy Roman Emperor,
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