Sarah Dunant

Nov 15, 2024 | royalacademy.org.uk | Sarah Dunant

On the surface such a catalogue of creativity suggests an altogether confident Florentine state. The political reality, however, was very different. By the turn of the 16th century Florence was a long way from the glory years of the first generations of Medici rulers, Piero and his son Lorenzo the Magnificent.

Apr 22, 2023 | bookbrowse.com | Sarah Dunant

Write your own review! Cathryn Conroy Oooh! Oooh! I Loved This Book! Oooh! Oooh! I loved this book! Set in 16th century Northern Italy, this is the story of a 16-year-old novice entering a convent--absolutely against her will. In this time, women of good birth had one of two choices: marry or become a nun. And neither one was really her choice, since her father would make the decision for her.