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The Renaissance Explained: History Of The Medici, Popes, And Florence | Prof. Kenneth Bartlett
I always wondered whether the Renaissance was a truly groundbreaking historical event - or has it become just a self-referential cliché?
Talking to Prof. Kenneth Bartlett (author of The Renaissance in Italy: A History), I finally had a chance to ask...
In this illuminating conversation we talk about the movement's main ideas, the timeless art they produced, the political intrigues of Florence, the House of Medici and finally, their creepy adversary, friar Savonarola.
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