Today's installment concludes Savonarola's Career,the name of our combined selection from Pasquale Villari and Jean C. L. Sismondi. The concluding
Savonarola Advocates Democracy
"The people," he said, "would do much better to reserve this power to themselves, and exercise it by a council, into which all the citizens should be
The King of France Enters Florence
The terms of the treaty stood as follows:Continuing Savonarola's Career,with a selection from History of Girolamo Savonarola by Pasquale Villari
Savonarola Meets the King of France
Savonarola repaired to the French camp, and, passing through that great host of armed men, made his way to the King's presence.Continuing
Disturbances Increasing in Florence
The new ambassadors were elected on November 5th and consisted of Pandolfo Rocellai, Giovanni Cavalcanti, Piero Capponi, Tanai de' Nerli, and
Savonarola’s Career
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Sinister Auspices in Florence.IntroductionGirolamo Savonarola, the great
Dante Opens Way to Renaissance
Today's installment concludes Dante Composes he Divine Comedy,our selection from Essay on Dante by Richard William Church published in 1878.If
Spirituality of The Divine Comedy
Dante was alone -- except in his visionary world, solitary and companionless.Continuing Dante Composes he Divine Comedy,our selection from Essay
The Journey of The Divine Comedy
The very form in which it is cast is that of a journey, difficult, toilsome, perilous, and full of change.Continuing Dante Composes he Divine