Lorenzo the Magnificent by Hugh Ross Williamson (1974, Hardcover)

Description: Lorenzo the Magnificent Hardcover, 1974by Hugh Ross Williamson This vintage hardcover book is in excellent condition. Please see the photos for the condition as the photos are of the actual book that you will receive. Thank you! Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was born on New Year's Day, 1449, and died a fortnight before Easter, 1492, contrived to crowd into his forty-three-years so much spendid activity that it is possible to claim for him the title of the greatest man in Euopean history.Contents; Foreword. Florence and the Medici. The Education of Lorenzo. His Father's Helper. Poet and Lover. Lorenzo Succeeds His Father. Volterra. The Platonic Academy. Lorenzo's Brother. The Pazzi Conspiracy. War of Words. The Crisis of His Fate. 'Only a Citizen of Florence'. En Famille. Lorenzo and Italy. The Shadow of Savonarola. The Death of Lorenzo. Afterword. Short Bibliography. Index. Acknowledgements. List of Colour Plates. About the author Hugh Ross Williamson (1901 - 1978) was a prolific British historian, and a dramatist. Starting from a career in the literary world, and having a Nonconformist background, he became an Anglican clergyman in 1943; and later in 1955 a Catholic convert. He wrote many historical works in a Catholic apologist tone. and in 1956 published his autobiography entitled "The Walled Garden".

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