The Real Attempted Assassination That Inspired Assassin's Creed 2 | The Medici (Part 2)

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @restishistorypod   Who was Lorenzo the Magnificent, the most glamorous, glittering, and blood-soaked of all the Medici, who became his family’s formidable but compulsive “Godfather” from the age of only twenty one? What was the Pazzi Conspiracy, in which he was almost murdered in a bloody plot to eliminate Medici supremacy in Florence, in the middle of a church mass? Was the rise and sway of the Medici in Florence during this period the birth of mafia politics in Italy? What influence did Lorenzo have upon the Renaissance? And, what would become of the Medici, with conspirators circling, the Papacy against them, and their bank coffers draining away? Join Dominic and Tom as they dive into the colourful, salacious and politically tumultuous early life of one of Europe’s most charming and charismatic figures: Lorenzo the Magnificent. Could he remain Prince of Florence, and save his beloved city, against all the odds? 00:00 – Intro music and dramatic speech from Assassin’s Creed 2 03:00 – Lorenzo’s early life and family 06:40 – Cosimo’s death & Pierro “the Gouty” takes over 09:53 – Art patronage and rise of Botticelli 17:00 – Lorenzo becomes head of the family 28:00 – The Volterra massacre 29:55 – Rise of the Pazzi as rivals 30:55 – Pope turns on the Medici 37:45 – Mass at the Duomo: the strike... 45:30 – Florentine citizens rise 47:15 – Gruesome endings: biting, hanging, beheading 50:40 – Pope excommunicates Lorenzo 51:55 – Naples invades Florence 53:25 – Lorenzo’s dramatic peace mission Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Social Producer: Harry Balden Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor