The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (Season 1: All 4 Eps)

The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (Season 1: All 4 Episodes)

1. Birth of a Dynasty
Wealthy Florentine banker Cosimo de' Medici's search of Europe for relics of antiquity sparks classical learning and inventive thinking.



2. The Magnificent Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici becomes a driving force of the Renaissance; monk Savonarola promotes fundamentalist purification of Florence after the death of Lorenzo de' Medici.



3. The Medici Pope
Giovanni de' Medici becomes Pope Leo X in 1513 and begins to sell indulgences to restore papal funds; Martin Luther protests the selling of indulgences.



4. Power vs. Truth
Giorgio Vasari writes a book to define the Renaissance; Galileo pursues his scientific studies with the support of the Medici family.

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