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The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 10- The Borghese-The Cardinal and the Collection 
TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 5/31/26 TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 5/31/26

The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 10- The Borghese-The Cardinal and the Collection 

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The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 9- The Chigi- Superstar Bankers- Visionary Pope
TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 5/28/26 TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 5/28/26

The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 9- The Chigi- Superstar Bankers- Visionary Pope

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The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 8- The Pamphilj-Piazza Navona and Beyond
CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/25/26 CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/25/26

The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 8- The Pamphilj-Piazza Navona and Beyond

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The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 7- The Barberini - The Bees of Rome
CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/21/26 CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/21/26

The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 7- The Barberini - The Bees of Rome

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The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 6- The Orsini- The Bear and the Column
TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 5/19/26 TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 5/19/26

The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 6- The Orsini- The Bear and the Column

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The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 5- The Colonna-Rome’s Oldest Dynasty
CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/16/26 CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/16/26

The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 5- The Colonna-Rome’s Oldest Dynasty

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The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 4- The Medici- Bankers and Popes: Rise and Fall of the High Renaissance
TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 5/13/26 TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 5/13/26

The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 4- The Medici- Bankers and Popes: Rise and Fall of the High Renaissance

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The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 3- The Farnese; Papal Mistress, a Grand Palace and the Counter-Reformation
CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/13/26 CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/13/26

The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 3- The Farnese; Papal Mistress, a Grand Palace and the Counter-Reformation

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The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 2- The Borgias- Papacy’s Darkest Chapter or Victims of Bad History
CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/10/26 CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/10/26

The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 2- The Borgias- Papacy’s Darkest Chapter or Victims of Bad History

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The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 1- The Della Rovere- The Oak Tree and the Papacy
CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/7/26 CULTURE & SOCIETY, TRAVEL William Mahoney 5/7/26

The Noble Families of Renaissance Rome: Part 1- The Della Rovere- The Oak Tree and the Papacy

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The Noble Families: Part 1- La Famiglia- The Organizing Principle of Italian Life
TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 4/14/26 TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 4/14/26

The Noble Families: Part 1- La Famiglia- The Organizing Principle of Italian Life

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Rome and the Renaissance:  Sculpture, Frescoes and the Lessons of History
TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 4/9/26 TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 4/9/26

Rome and the Renaissance:  Sculpture, Frescoes and the Lessons of History

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The Galleria Borghese: Beauty, Genius and the Roman Catholic Church
TRAVEL William Mahoney 11/16/25 TRAVEL William Mahoney 11/16/25

The Galleria Borghese: Beauty, Genius and the Roman Catholic Church

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The Cuisine of Piedmont: Where Mountains Meet Refinement
TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 11/12/25 TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 11/12/25

The Cuisine of Piedmont: Where Mountains Meet Refinement

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Castello di Guarene: Piedmont Hospitality
TRAVEL William Mahoney 11/10/25 TRAVEL William Mahoney 11/10/25

Castello di Guarene: Piedmont Hospitality

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A Piedmont Wine Journey: The Noble Nebbiolo and the King of Italian Wines
TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 11/8/25 TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 11/8/25

A Piedmont Wine Journey: The Noble Nebbiolo and the King of Italian Wines

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A Social Sunset: “Aperitivo” in Italy
TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 10/23/25 TRAVEL, CULTURE & SOCIETY William Mahoney 10/23/25

A Social Sunset: “Aperitivo” in Italy

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Piedmont Journey: Spotlight on Turin
TRAVEL William Mahoney 10/21/25 TRAVEL William Mahoney 10/21/25

Piedmont Journey: Spotlight on Turin

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The WFM Sicily Grand Tour
TRAVEL William Mahoney 9/25/25 TRAVEL William Mahoney 9/25/25

The WFM Sicily Grand Tour

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Sicily: The Crossroads of Civilisation
TRAVEL William Mahoney 9/24/25 TRAVEL William Mahoney 9/24/25

Sicily: The Crossroads of Civilisation

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