The Medici, Volume 1


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This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zenith of power and influence, to its eventual decay and ruin. It outlines their history in conjunction with the major events of Europe and dwells much on the artists and artworks patronized by the Medici - the impetus of the Renaissance.

This first volume brings to life the Renaissance and how Florence, through the Medici, was the epicentre of the movement that spread new learning throughout Europe. It describes some of the best and worst of the Medici, including statesmen both good and bad, popes and their intrigues, joyous festivals and tragic assassinations. (Summary by TriciaG)

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Preface and Prologue 18:18 Read by Adrian Stephens
Chapter I Florence 11:57 Read by KevinS
Chapter II The Medici 11:16 Read by Availle
Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 1 20:14 Read by Jane Bennett
Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 2 25:50 Read by Jane Bennett
Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 3 32:27 Read by Jane Bennett
Part I Introduction, Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 1 23:52 Read by Adrian Stephens
Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 2 27:22 Read by Adrian Stephens
Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 3 28:36 Read by Adrian Stephens
Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 4 27:07 Read by Adrian Stephens
Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 5 28:58 Read by Adrian Stephens
Chapter V The Medici Palace 16:01 Read by Availle
Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 1 27:29 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 2 20:17 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 3 24:42 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter VII The Frescoes in the Chapel of the Medici Palace 28:11 Read by Availle
Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 1 17:47 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 2 20:39 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 3 22:00 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 4 5:20 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 1 16:47 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 2 17:16 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 3 20:34 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 4 18:07 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 5 18:34 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 6 12:46 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter X Pietro, the Unfortunate, part 1 23:26 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter X Pietro, the Unfortunate, part 2 19:15 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter XI Interregnum, part 1 32:13 Read by Kazbek
Chapter XI Interregnum, part 2 21:43 Read by Kazbek
Chapter XI Interregnum, part 3 15:36 Read by Kazbek
Chapter XI Interregnum, part 4 27:22 Read by Kazbek
Chapter XII Giuliano (Duc de Nemours) and Lorenzo (Duke of Urbino) 29:46 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter XIII Giovanni (Leo X.), part 1 21:39 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter XIII Giovanni (Leo X.), part 2 20:23 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter XIV The Twenty Months' Pontificate of Adrian VI. 15:34 Read by KevinS
Chapter XV Giulio (Clement VII.), part 1 17:28 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter XV Giulio (Clement VII.), part 2 16:37 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter XVI Clarice de' Medici (Clarice Strozzi) 13:18 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter XVII Giulio (Clement VII.), part 1 24:41 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter XVII Giulio (Clement VII.), part 2 23:37 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter XVIII Ippolito, Alessandro, and Margaret, part 1 18:50 Read by Dean Mock
Chapter XVIII Ippolito, Alessandro, and Margaret, part 2 15:26 Read by Dean Mock