I recently completed The House of Medici, Its Rise and Fall by Christopher Hibbert. The book is an excellent read for anyone who is interested in learning HOW and WHY the Medici family had so much influence in Europe.
The book begins with the early influence of the Medici family during the Quattrocento and concludes with the death of the last in the Medici line in 1743. The book contains POWER, INTRIGUE, and ROMANCE. It details the interconnectedness of the Papacy with the lay rulers of the era. No detail is spared. After reading this book, the reader is left with a better understanding of how one family can exert so much influence. Their power was widespread and almost unstoppable.
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