A fresh telling of the rise and fall of the House of Medici, the family that dominated political and cultural life in Florence for three centuries ""Welcome Page""; ""About The Medici""; ""Contents""; ""Dedication""; ""Frontispiece""; ""A Note to the...
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A fresh telling of the rise and fall of the House of Medici, the family that dominated political and cultural life in Florence for three centuries ""Welcome Page""; ""About The Medici""; ""Contents""; ""Dedication""; ""Frontispiece""; ""A Note to the Reader""; ""Prologue: A City Under Siege""; ""Chapter 1: Migrants""; ""Chapter 2: Survivors""; ""Chapter 3: The Fortune""; ""Chapter 4: Politics""; ""Chapter 5: For Honour and Profit""; ""Chapter 6: The Republican Toga""; ""Chapter 7: The Succession Crisis""; ""Chapter 8: Youth at the Helm""; ""Chapter 9: Pride""; ""Chapter 10: Nemesis""; ""Chapter 11: Exile""; ""Chapter 12: Age of Gold""; ""Chapter 13: Age of Iron""; ""Chapter 14: Imperial Poodles""; ""Chapter 15: The New Augustus ""Chapter 16: Grand Duke""""Chapter 17: Adultery""; ""Chapter 18: Cardinal to Grand Duke""; ""Chapter 19: The Unlucky Prince""; ""Chapter 20: Science and Religion""; ""Chapter 21: Vanity""; ""Chapter 22: Extinction""; ""Epilogue: Revival""; ""Endpapers""; ""Genealogical Trees""; ""Maps""; ""Notes""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Index""; ""About Mary Hollingsworth""; ""An Invitation from the Publisher