It was," records Nardi the historian, "the universal opinion that never since the city had been under the rule of the Medici had it been governed with a greater appearance of civil liberty."1 In 1523, Giulio became Pope under the style of Clement VII. The Guilds of Florence - Page 581by Edgcumbe Staley - 1906 - 622 pagesFull view - About this book
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...government, for which the citizens were so thankful. f " It was the universal opinion," he says, " that never since the city had been under the rule of the Medici, had it been governed with greater appearance of civil liberty and more skilful concealment of despotism." \ The Cardinal, thus... | |
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