By 1427, they were the most powerful family in the city, and far richer than the Medici. They had been the patrons of genius and cultural icons, but the family was more interested in waging war ...

Such becomes clear from Mary Hollingsworth’s “Catherine de’ Medici,” a granular biography of a woman often maligned as “the ...

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 ...