MURDER MYSTERY AND MAYHEM: THE MEDICI DYNASTY IN FLORENCE      3 Credit Hours

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This course explores the dynastic control that the infamous Medici family exerted over every aspect of Florentine life. It explores their rise to power, from the revolutionary and cunning tactics of Cosimo de’ Medici, to the rich vision of Lorenzo “Il Magnifico,” to Anna Maria Luisa’s efforts to establish the Medici legacy forever in the city of Florence. Through an examination of this influential family, their methods of persuasion and power are revealed, which extended far beyond the boundaries of Florence to the papacy and into all corners of Europe.