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.
Chapters
1 Chapter XIX Catherine de Medici, part 1 20 min 2 Chapter XIX Catherine de Medici, part 2 28 min 3 Chapter XIX Catherine de Medici, part 3 19 min 4 Chapter XIX Catherine de Medici, part 4 29 min 5 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 1 21 min 6 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 2 13 min 7 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 3 18 min 8 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 4 15 min 9 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 5 24 min 10 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 6 20 min 11 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 7 16 min 12 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 8 10 min 13 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 9 18 min 14 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 10 24 min 15 Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 11; Part II Introduction 11 min 16 Chapter XXI Lorenzo (the elder), Pier Francesco (the elder), Lorenzo (the younger), and Pier Francesco (the younger) 12 min 17 Chapter XXII Giovanni ''Popolano,'' and Catherine Sforza, part 1 16 min 18 Chapter XXII Giovanni ''Popolano,'' and Catherine Sforza, part 2 19 min 19 Chapter XXII Giovanni ''Popolano,'' and Catherine Sforza, part 3 23 min 20 Chapter XXII Giovanni ''Popolano,'' and Catherine Sforza, part 4 13 min 21 Chapter XXIII Giovanni delle Bande Nere, and Maria Salviati, part 1 25 min 22 Chapter XXIII Giovanni delle Bande Nere, and Maria Salviati, part 2 14 min 23 Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 1 22 min 24 Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 2 21 min 25 Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 3 19 min 26 Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 4 24 min 27 Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 5 19 min 28 Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 6 29 min 29 Chapter XXV Francis I, part 1 17 min 30 Chapter XXV Francis I, part 2 17 min 31 Chapter XXV Francis I, part 3 30 min 32 Chapter XXVI Ferdinand I, part 1 22 min 33 Chapter XXVI Ferdinand I, part 2 21 min 34 Chapter XXVI Ferdinand I, part 3 20 min 35 Chapter XXVII Cosimo II 27 min 36 Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 1 17 min 37 Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 2 19 min 38 Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 3 21 min 39 Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 4 16 min 40 Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 5 17 min 41 Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 6 20 min 42 Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 7 19 min 43 Chapter XXIX Cosimo III, part 1 20 min 44 Chapter XXIX Cosimo III, part 2 24 min 45 Chapter XXX Giovanni Gastone 15 min 46 Chapter XXXI Anna Maria Ludovica 24 min 47 Chapter XXXII San Lorenzo and the Tombs of the Medici; Epilogue 17 min
