Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance tells the story of a violent, dramatic and compelling age; a critical turning point in Western history. Travel back in time to see the real human stories behind the European Renaissance, and the family that bankrolled it. This is a family who inspired some of the greatest moments in the birth of the modern world and challenged some of the greatest thinkers and pioneers of the age.
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Filmed on 16mm film entirely on location in Italy, the story of the Medici is an epic drama that weaves the descendants of one Tuscan family with momentous cultural and political turning points. Played out in the courts, cathedrals and palaces of Renaissance Europe, this is the cradle of modern civilization. (from pbs.org)
Course Currilcum
- Episode 1 – Birth of a Dynasty Unlimited
- Episode 2 – The Magnificent Medici Unlimited
- Episode 3 – The Medici Pope Unlimited
- Episode 4 – Power vs. Truth Unlimited
