BROADCASTS.com

b'How did the Medici influence the Renaissance? Just how rich were they? And what dark family secrets were lurking in their past? In the latest episode in our series on history\\u2019s biggest topics, historian Catherine Fletcher responds to listener questions and popular online search queries on the Florentine dynasty, covering everything from the family\\u2019s exorbitant wealth to their alleged scandalous affairs.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n(Ad) Catherine Fletcher is the author of\\xa0The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance(Bodley Head, 2020)\\n\\xa0\\nBuy it now from Amazon:\\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beauty-Terror-Alternative-History-Renaissance/dp/184792509X/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod\\n\\xa0\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'