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History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 2

History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527). Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal Giulio of Medici, later Pope Clement VII, offered Machiavelli the appointment to write a history of Florence. Although Machiavelli was reluctant to accept, accepting was at that time his only possible way to regain the good graces of the Medici. Doing the history also provided a way for Machiavelli’s views to become the “official” history of Florentine and Italian affairs. Once completed, the work was presented officially to Giulio, now Pope, in May of 1526. The translator is unknown, but the copyright has been cleared by Wikipedia. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline.)

Year of Publication: 1901Genres: Middle Ages/Middle History

Running Time: 8 hours 12 minutes 33 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Bk 5 Ch 1: The military factions of Sforza and Braccio MorganScorpion	15:58
2	Bk 5 Ch 2: Rene of Anjou and Alfonso of Aragon aspire to the kingdom MorganScorpion	19:09
3	Bk 5 Ch 3: The Florentines go to war with Lucca kayo	21:27
4	Bk 5 Ch 4: Niccolo Piccinino, in concert with the duke of Milan, deceives the pope Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	24:22
5	Bk 5 Ch 5: Francesco Sforza marches to assist the Venetians MorganScorpion	18:02
6	Bk 5 Ch 6: The pope imprisons the cardinal and assists the Florentines MorganScorpion	17:54
7	Bk 5 Ch 7: Brescia relieved by Sforza MorganScorpion	15:08
8	Bk 6 Ch 1: Reflections on the object of war and the use of victory Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)	19:41
9	Bk 6 Ch 2: Discords of Florence Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)	20:36
10	Bk 6 Ch 3: Death of Filippo Visconti, duke of Milan Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)	20:15
11	Bk 6 Ch 4: League of the Venetians and Milanese Nichelle von Lauder	17:50
12	Bk 6 Ch 5: League between the new duke of Milan and the Florentines MorganScorpion	17:03
13	Bk 6 Ch 6: Conspiracy of Stefano Porcari against the papal government MorganScorpion	14:55
14	Bk 6 Ch 7: Christendom alarmed by the progress of the Turks Kalynda	15:45
15	Bk 7 Ch 1: Connection of the other Italian governments with the history of Florence Sibella Denton	23:31
16	Bk 7 Ch 2: The duke of Milan becomes lord of Genoa Sibella Denton	18:38
17	Bk 7 Ch 3: Niccolo Soderini drawn Gonfalonier of Justice Sibella Denton	17:07
18	Bk 7 Ch 4: War between the Venetians and the Florentines Sibella Denton	15:42
19	Bk 7 Ch 5: Bernardo takes possession of Prato Sibella Denton	14:12
20	Bk 7 Ch 6: Origin of the animosity between Sixtus IV. and Lorenzo de' Medici ontheroad	19:05
21	Bk 8 Ch 1: State of the family of the Medici at Florence ontheroad	18:42
22	Bk 8 Ch 2: Giuliano de' Medici slain--Lorenzo escapes ontheroad	21:14
23	Bk 8 Ch 3: The Florentines prepare for war against the pope MorganScorpion	14:25
24	Bk 8 Ch 4: The duke of Calabria routs the Florentine army at Poggibonzi MorganScorpion	22:39
25	Bk 8 Ch 5: The king of Naples and the Florentines attack the papal states MorganScorpion	14:37
26	Bk 8 Ch 6: Affairs of the pope Kalynda	17:45
27	Bk 8 Ch 7: The Pope becomes attached to the Florentines Sibella Denton	16:51