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The Medici

Mary Hollingsworth reflects on the powerful dynasty who dominated the Italian Renaissance

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Historian and author Mary Hollingsworth reflects on the powerful dynasty who dominated the Italian Renaissance but whose tale also includes tyranny, crime and murder.

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