January 17, 2019
THE MEDICI FAMILY fortunes eventually passed into the hands of Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici, head of the Cafaggiolo branch of the family, so called because […]
January 8, 2019
The rise of the Medici included a few false starts, due to a failed military campaign and a working class revolution. Meanwhile Florence prospered, in part […]
January 5, 2019
One of the one of the most powerful and influential families of the Renaissance – the Medici – took centuries to rise to power. But when […]
December 13, 2018
Against complaints about how much they were demanding, the popes said “hey looking this good isn’t easy!” Clement VI had been forced to lend Philip VI […]