Venice – 1522. Capital of tolerance and Renaissance. And the centre for smugglers dealing in the banned literature of the protestant reformation. The church’s most powerful weapon will be a new type of inquisition. Controlled by the pope himself. He will use it to curtail the spread of a competing religion and eliminate those, who betray the faith. It will stop the flow of new ideas let loose by the printing press. And repress the birth of modern scientific thought. A new campaign in the battle for the souls of Europe’s Christians is about to begin.
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From a small Italian community in 15th century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and unprecedented power. They ...
The Medici – Godfathers of the Renaissance 1/4 BG sub
