Episode 32: The Friar and the King
Episode 32: The Friar and the King
Piero de' Medici is gone, and a new rising star is a hotshot preacher named Girolamo Savonarola. Once an itinerant preac... Read more
7 Jul 2022
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28mins
Episode 31: The Flood Comes
Episode 31: The Flood Comes
Piero doesn't get to enjoy being the de facto lord of Florence for long before he has to deal with an impending French i... Read more
22 Jun 2022
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21mins
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Episode 30: Piero the Brief
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The fourth Medici to come to power as "unofficial lord" of Florence is Lorenzo the Magnificent's son, Piero. Although a ... Read more
6 Jun 2022
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Episode 29: After Me, The Deluge
Episode 29: After Me, The Deluge
We step back from the Medici to look at Europe as a whole circa 1492. The balance of power is shifting and that means, f... Read more
19 Apr 2022
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23mins
Episode 28: The End of the Golden Age
Episode 28: The End of the Golden Age
The golden age of the Medici's unofficial lordship over Florence is drawing to an end with Lorenzo's death. Here we look... Read more
3 Apr 2022
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19mins
Episode 27: The Decline and Fall of the Medici Bank
Episode 27: The Decline and Fall of the Medici Bank
Lorenzo is at the height of his power and security. However, just behind the scenes, the family bank that caused the Med... Read more
19 Mar 2022
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19mins
Episode 26: The Private Life and Patronage of Lorenzo the Magnificent
Episode 26: The Private Life and Patronage of Lorenzo the Magnificent
The Lorenzo we see from his volumnious letters is a man who had a short temper and bouts of depression, but was also cap... Read more
8 Mar 2022
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31mins
Episode 25: Into The Lion's Den
Episode 25: Into The Lion's Den
To try to stop a war Florence is badly losing and take some steam out of the Pope's vendetta against him, Lorenzo does s... Read more
17 Feb 2022
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27mins
Episode 24: Bloodshed
Episode 24: Bloodshed
The Pope, his nephew, an archbishop, and a mercenary decide Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother Giuliano have to die (or ... Read more
28 Jan 2022
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24mins
