Renaissance: the transformation of the West

Disc 1: Lecture 1. The spirit of Renaissance

Lecture 2. Rebirth: Classical values made new

Disc 2. Lecture 3. The Medieval roots of Italian Renaissance

Lecture 4. The rise of the Humanists

Disc 3. Lecture 5. Renaissance Florence: Age of Gold

Lecture 6. Renaissance Venice: Most serene republic

Disc 4 Lecture 7. Renaissance Rome and the Papal states

Lecture 8. Renaissance Italy's princes and rivals

Disc 5. Lecture 9. Renaissance man as political animal

Lecture 10. Women and the Italian Renaissance court

Disc 6. Lecture 11. Painting in the Early Italian Renaissance

Lecture 12. Painting in the High Italian Renaissance

Disc 7. Lecture 13. Italian sculpture, architecture, and music

Lecture 14. Letters in the Italian Renaissance

Disc 8. Lecture 15. Renaissance statecraft: a new path

Lecture 16. European Renaissance monarchies

Disc 9. Lecture 17. The birth of the Christian Renaissance

Lecture 18. Northern Renaissance art and music

Disc 10. Lecture 19. Northern Renaissance literature and drama

Lecture 20. Did women have a Renaissance?

Disc 11. Lecture 21. Renaissance life : The rural experience

Lecture 22. Renaissance life: The urban experience

Disc 12. Lecture 23. Renaissance life : Crime, deviance, and honor

Lecture 24. Renaissance life : Marriage.

Disc 13 Lecture 25. Renaissance life : Home and hearth

Lecture 26. Renaissance faith: Medieval contexts

Disc 14. Lecture 27. Renaissance faith: The Papacy

Lecture 28. Renaissance faith: Religious uniformity

Disc 15. Lecture 29. Luther: Breaking the Christian consensus

Lecture 30. Radical reform in Renaissance Europe

Disc 16. Lecture 31. Renaissance and Reformation: Connections

Lecture 32. English Reformation

Disc 17. Lecture 33. Catholic Reformations: The road to Trent

Lecture 34. Catholic Reformations: Spiritual revival

Disc 18. Lecture 35. Reformation culture: Continuity and change

Lecture 36. Renaissance war and peace: Diplomacy

Disc 19. Lecture 37. The French wars of religion

Lecture 38. The Dutch Revolt

Disc 20. Lecture 39. The Spanish Armada

Lecture 40. The Thirty Years' War

Disc 21. Lecture 41. Renaissance at arms : The military revolution

Lecture 42. Renaissance and the birth of modern science

Disc 22. Lecture 43. Renaissance and magic : Witchcraft

Lecture 44. Renaissance encounters with Islam - Disc 23. Lecture 45. Renaissance and exploration: Motives

Lecture 46. Renaissance and exploration: New horizons

Disc 24. Lecture 47. Early modern power: The new global rivalries

Lecture 48. Renaissance legacy: Burckhardt and beyond.