Medici, Volume 1
G. F. Young
Play
Length 14 h 59 min
Chapters 42
First published 1911
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.
This first volume brings to life the Renaissance and how Florence, through the Medici, was the epicentre of the movement that spread new learning throughout Europe. It describes some of the best and worst of the Medici, including statesmen both good and bad, popes and their intrigues, joyous festivals and tragic assassinations. (Summary by TriciaG)
Chapters
1
Preface and Prologue Read by Adrian Stephens 18:18
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Chapter II The Medici Read by Availle 11:16
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Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 1 Read by Jane Bennett 20:14
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Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 2 Read by Jane Bennett 25:50
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Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 3 Read by Jane Bennett 32:27
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Part I Introduction, Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 1 Read by Adrian Stephens 23:52
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Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 2 Read by Adrian Stephens 27:22
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Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 3 Read by Adrian Stephens 28:36
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Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 4 Read by Adrian Stephens 27:07
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Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 5 Read by Adrian Stephens 28:58
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Chapter V The Medici Palace Read by Availle 16:01
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Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 27:29
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Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 20:17
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Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 3 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 24:42
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Chapter VII The Frescoes in the Chapel of the Medici Palace Read by Availle 28:11
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Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 1 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle 17:47
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Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 2 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle 20:39
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Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 3 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle 22:00
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Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 4 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle 5:20
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Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 1 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle 16:47
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Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 2 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle 17:16
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Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 3 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle 20:34
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Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 4 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle 18:07
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Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 5 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle 18:34
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Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 6 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle 12:46
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Chapter X Pietro, the Unfortunate, part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 23:26
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Chapter X Pietro, the Unfortunate, part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 19:15
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Chapter XI Interregnum, part 1 Read by Kazbek 32:13
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Chapter XI Interregnum, part 2 Read by Kazbek 21:43
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Chapter XI Interregnum, part 3 Read by Kazbek 15:36
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Chapter XI Interregnum, part 4 Read by Kazbek 27:22
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Chapter XII Giuliano (Duc de Nemours) and Lorenzo (Duke of Urbino) Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 29:46
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Chapter XIII Giovanni (Leo X.), part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 21:39
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Chapter XIII Giovanni (Leo X.), part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 20:23
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Chapter XIV The Twenty Months' Pontificate of Adrian VI. Read by KevinS 15:34
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Chapter XV Giulio (Clement VII.), part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 17:28
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Chapter XV Giulio (Clement VII.), part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 16:37
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Chapter XVI Clarice de' Medici (Clarice Strozzi) Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 13:18
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Chapter XVII Giulio (Clement VII.), part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 24:41
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Chapter XVII Giulio (Clement VII.), part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 23:37
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Chapter XVIII Ippolito, Alessandro, and Margaret, part 1 Read by Dean Mock 18:50
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Chapter XVIII Ippolito, Alessandro, and Margaret, part 2 Read by Dean Mock 15:26
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