The Hidden History of the Medici Dynasty
by Mary Hollingsworth

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Published Oct 2013
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Published Jun 2013
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The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
by C.W. Gortner
Published May 2011
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In The Company of the Courtesan
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by Karen Essex
Published Jan 2007
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Published Dec 2004
A compulsively absorbing story of love, art, religion and power set in Florence during the Renaissance and told through the passionate voice of a heroine with the same vibrant spirit as her beloved city.
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