April Blood: Florence and the Plot against the Medici
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 019517609X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Medici revenge was swift and brutal--plotters were hanged or beheaded, innocents were hacked to pieces, and bodies were put out to dangle from the windows of the government palace. April Blood moves outward in time and space from that murderous event, unfolding a story of tangled passions, ambition, treachery, and revenge. The failed assassination doomed the Pazzi. One of the world's leading historians of Renaissance Italy brings to life here the vibrant--and violent--society of fifteenth-century Florence. April Blood offers us a fresh portrait of Renaissance Florence, where dazzling artistic achievements went side by side with violence, craft, and bare-knuckle politics. His disturbing narrative opens up an entire culture, revealing the dark side of R
John S. said This is a special book for folks who would like to know the details of this assassination attempt on. This is a special book for folks who would like to know the details of this assassination attempt on the Medici.. "A Real Pageturner" according to Lisa. I picked this book up for my recent trip to Florence. Turned out to be a great choice. Easy to read and informative, April Blood tells the story of the Medici, the Pazzi, international banking and the politics, economy and society of Renaissance Florence. The plot itself and the events leading up to it are so intriguing that I'm surprised it has not yet been the subject of a movie -- this is a story that could be adapted straight from the pages of history, without embellishment and still appeal to a wide audience.A. Gordon C. Duus said An Interesting Event Not Well Told. This book tells the story of the 1An Interesting Event Not Well Told Gordon C. Duus This book tells the story of the 1478 plot to assassinate the Medici brothers in Renaissance Florence in what was essentially a failed coup d'etat. After the first chapter summarizes the key facts, the balance of the book is spent providing the context surrounding the event. In so doing, the author describes the politics of Florence, its economy, and its place in Italy and southern Europe. He details how the wealthiest families interacted, formed alliances through marriage and competed for power. He describes the c. 78 plot to assassinate the Medici brothers in Renaissance Florence in what was essentially a failed coup d'etat. After the first chapter summarizes the key facts, the balance of the book is spent providing the context surrounding the event. In so doing, the author describes the politics of Florence, its economy, and its place in Italy and southern Europe. He details how the wealthiest families interacted, formed alliances through marriage and competed for power. He describes the c
Lauro Martines, former Professor of European History at the University of California, Los Angeles, is renowned for his books on the Italian Renaissance. . The author of Power and Imagination: City-States in Renaissance Italy, and most recently of Strong Words: Writing and Social Strain in the Italian Renaissance, he reviews for The Times Literary Supplement and lives in London with his wife, novelist Julia O'Faolain
He details the many people involved, from bankers to the king of Naples and even Pope Sixtus. Long seen as a "Renaissance man," Lorenzo was a poet and a patron of the arts. In the hands of Martines, a professor emeritus of European history at UCLA, the rebellion and Lorenzo's ensuing crackdown becomes a prism through which to view Renaissance Florence. . And along the way, he has written a book as lively as its subject. But Martines turns the story on its head. During the past few decades, historians have increasingly placed social, cultural and women's history at t