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

Narrators: MorganScorpion, Kayo, Denny Sayers (d. 2015), Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019), Nichelle Von Lauder, Kalynda, Sibella Denton, Ontheroad

Number of Chapters: 27

Length: 8 hours and 12 minutes

Language: English

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.)

Bk 5 Ch 1: The military factions of Sforza and Braccio (MorganScorpion)

Bk 5 Ch 2: Rene of Anjou and Alfonso of Aragon aspire to the kingdom (MorganScorpion)

Bk 5 Ch 3: The Florentines go to war with Lucca (kayo)

Bk 5 Ch 4: Niccolo Piccinino, in concert with the duke of Milan, deceives the pope (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))

Bk 5 Ch 5: Francesco Sforza marches to assist the Venetians (MorganScorpion)

Bk 5 Ch 6: The pope imprisons the cardinal and assists the Florentines (MorganScorpion)

Bk 5 Ch 7: Brescia relieved by Sforza (MorganScorpion)

Bk 6 Ch 1: Reflections on the object of war and the use of victory (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

Bk 6 Ch 2: Discords of Florence (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

Bk 6 Ch 3: Death of Filippo Visconti, duke of Milan (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

Bk 6 Ch 4: League of the Venetians and Milanese (Nichelle von Lauder)

Bk 6 Ch 5: League between the new duke of Milan and the Florentines (MorganScorpion)

Bk 6 Ch 6: Conspiracy of Stefano Porcari against the papal government (MorganScorpion)

Bk 6 Ch 7: Christendom alarmed by the progress of the Turks (Kalynda)

Bk 7 Ch 1: Connection of the other Italian governments with the history of Florence (Sibella Denton)

Bk 7 Ch 2: The duke of Milan becomes lord of Genoa (Sibella Denton)

Bk 7 Ch 3: Niccolo Soderini drawn Gonfalonier of Justice (Sibella Denton)

Bk 7 Ch 4: War between the Venetians and the Florentines (Sibella Denton)

Bk 7 Ch 5: Bernardo takes possession of Prato (Sibella Denton)

Bk 7 Ch 6: Origin of the animosity between Sixtus IV. and Lorenzo de' Medici (ontheroad)

Bk 8 Ch 1: State of the family of the Medici at Florence (ontheroad)

Bk 8 Ch 2: Giuliano de' Medici slain--Lorenzo escapes (ontheroad)

Bk 8 Ch 3: The Florentines prepare for war against the pope (MorganScorpion)

Bk 8 Ch 4: The duke of Calabria routs the Florentine army at Poggibonzi (MorganScorpion)

Bk 8 Ch 5: The king of Naples and the Florentines attack the papal states (MorganScorpion)

Bk 8 Ch 6: Affairs of the pope (Kalynda)

Bk 8 Ch 7: The Pope becomes attached to the Florentines (Sibella Denton)

The audiobook History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 2 falls under the genres of Middle Ages/middle History. It is written by Niccolò Machiavelli.

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