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A court in exile for those who would see the West go from a kingdom of iron and rust to one of gold
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May 23 • 26 tweets • 10 min read
THE DYNASTIES OF ITALY 🧵

The House of Montefeltro

Origin: Monte Copiolo, Emilia-Romagna
States: Lordship, County and Duchy of Urbino, Papal States
Highest Titles: Duke of Urbino, Count of Montefeltro, Count of Castel DuranteCoat of arms of the House of Montefeltro, as depicted in the Insignia ... IX. Insignia Veneta, Mantuana, Bononiensia, Anconitana, Urbinatia, Perugiensia - BSB Cod.icon. 274 and released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED licence Heraldic Blazon

Bendy of six azure and or

As a branch of the dynastic counts of Carpegna, the Montefeltro adopted their arms, replacing silver with gold. Following their ennoblement by Frederick II in 1213, the eagle of the Holy Roman Empire was added to the upper golden bend.Original coat of arms of the Montefeltro family, public domain
Apr 25 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
THE DYNASTIES OF ITALY 🧵

The House of Corsini

Origin: Poggibonsi, Tuscany
States: Republic of Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Papal States, Kingdom of Italy, Republic of Italy
Highest Titles: Pontifex Maximus (Pope), Prince of SismanoCoat of arms of the House of Corsini, as depicted in the Insignia Florentinorum, indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 277, and released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED licence Heraldic Blazon

Bendy Argent and Gules, a fess Azure

Disputed origin, however the Corsini arms (left) are likely derived from Hugh the Great, Margrave of Tuscany (953-1001), who various Tuscan families honoured by adopting variants of his arms (right) as their own.Coat of arms of the Corsini family, uploaded by user Sanngreal and released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED licence
Coat of arms of Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany, uploaded by user Paulusburg and released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED licence
Mar 3 • 31 tweets • 12 min read
The Olympic Theatre of Vicenza

On this day, the 3rd March 1585, the first permanent theatre to be built in the West since the days of Ancient Rome opened in the Italian city of Vicenza. How was this possible?

This is the story of a cultural and architectural resurrection 🧵 1/Image The Italian Renaissance, in its most literal essence, was the move to rebirth and reinvent the classical world, whose architectural and artistic vestiges were emerging from the soils of medieval Rome. In its earliest days, it was a time of profound reckoning for the West. 2/ The Campo Vaccino in Rome, Antonio Joli, c. 1777.
Jan 31 • 22 tweets • 9 min read
The Theft of a Saint

On this day, the 31st January AD 828, a priceless treasure arrived in Venice. Yet aboard that ship was no earthly gold, but relics holy indeed - the body of Saint Mark the Evangelist.

This is the story of how the City of Canals gained her patron saint 🧵1/Looking across the Great Basin of Saint Mark towards Venice, photograph taken by the author Following a gruelling victory in AD 810 over the armies of Pepin, son of Charlemagne, Doge Agnello Partecipazio took a momentous decision - to transfer the capital from Malamocco, on the Lido of the Venetian Lagoon, to the more protected Rivo Alto, or 'Rialto', at its heart. 2/The Army of King Pepin attempts to reach Venice, Andrea Vicentino, c. 1590
Nov 8, 2023 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
The Secret Room of Michelangelo

It scarcely seems possible that so modest a chamber, illuminated by the light of a sole barred window, once housed one of the greatest minds who ever lived.

Yet here, for two months in 1530, Michelangelo Buonarroti would hide for his very life 1/
It was on the 17th May 1527, just days after the rebellious mercenary Landsknechts of the Emperor had sacked Rome with ruthless abandon, that the oligarchs of Florence seized the opportunity afforded by the chaos to cast out the ruling House of Medici, and install a Republic. 2/ The Siege of Rome, unknown artist of the Flemish School, mid 16th century
Aug 31, 2023 • 34 tweets • 13 min read
On the Australian 'Voice', and the case of Austria-Hungary

If there is one thing that unites the West, beyond the paper trail of debt and supranational allegiance, it is a historic crisis of legitimacy.

Australia, long deemed the 'Lucky Country', is now on the frontline 1/ On the 14th October, Australia is to hold a referendum on the following question:

“A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

Do you approve this proposed alteration?” 2/ Image