The Medici might not have the decadent drama of the Borgias, but they took center stage in the story of the formation of the modern Western world, from helping ...
The reign of Grand Duke Francesco was inflicted with multiple scandals, but none were worse than the fates of the Grand Duke's own sister and sister-in-law.
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Episode 68 - The Ghetto
Cosimo's legacy was to give Florence stability and prosperity it had not known in about half a century, but there is a much darker side to that legacy too.
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Episode 67: Making the Medici Legend
Besides being a political reformer, Cosimo was also a master at using art and literature to glorify not only himself, but his ancestors.
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Episode 66: The Conquest of Tuscany (Mostly)
Although kept on a leash by the Emperor Charles V, Cosimo I completes Florence's consolidation of the rest of Tuscany...except for one hold-out.
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Episode 65: Building a State
Now secure in his reign, Cosimo sets about building something like a modern state. But was he a reformer, a tyrant, or something in-between?
The Medici might not have the decadent drama of the Borgias, but they took center stage in the story of the formation of the modern Western world, from helping mold the Renaissance to trying to quell the Protestant Reformation to sponsoring and then trying to help shut up Galileo. This podcast looks at the story of the Medici and that of the fractured, tumultuous Italy they carved out a place in. Join us to see how a clan of middle-class bankers would up joining the ranks of European royalty and leaving a mark on the world.
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