Eager to flush Cosimo out of Florence, he allowed the head of the Medici family to stay alive ... the name of Pazzi was erased from the city, their homes looted and destroyed.

Laurent Binet’s new novel, Perspectives, written in letters, is set in 16th-century Florence, a city awash ... He is also Duke Cosimo de’ Medici’s right-hand man in matters of art.

Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was born in Florence on 13 April 1519. Her father was Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence and her mother was Madeleine de la Tour d ...

Lorenzo's brother, Giuliano de'Medici, famously impregnated his mistress ... became the first black head of state when he was made Duke of Florence in 1530. But he met a sticky end - stabbed ...

A political, family drama set in Florence in the early 15th century. Cosimo de'Medici finds himself at the helm of his supremly wealthy, banking dynasty family, when his father, Giovanni dies ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance. Show more Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family ...