Death in Florence

<p><i>Lorenzo de' Medici:</i> <br>The embodiment of Florence's most powerful family a brutal man who ruled the city with an iron fist whilst protecting it from the shifting mire of Italian politics.<br><br><i>Fra Girolamo Savonarola</i>: <br>An unprepossessing provincial monk whose sermons filled with Old Testament fury resonated with the disenfranchised population of the city.<br><br>The battle between these two men would be a fight to the death a series of sensational events - including a mighty foreign invasion trial by fire the 'Bonfire of the Vanities' terrible executions and mysterious deaths - featuring a cast of the most important and charismatic Renaissance figures.</p>