A missed wedding day leads to a cold-blooded murder in the heart of Florence. This event marks the beginning of a blood feud between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions in the glorious city of medieval Florence.

With this first episode, our inaugural season, "Florentine Blood", begins: a tale of bitter rivalries and shrewd politics that shaped the history of Italy for centuries to come.

SOURCES

• Faini E., Il convito del 1216. La vendetta all'origine del fazionalismo fiorentino, in “Annali di Storia di Firenze”, Università degli studi di Firenze, 2006
• Villani G., Nuova Cronica, edited by G. Porta, Fondazione Pietro Bembo/Guanda, 1991
• Salvemini G., Magnati e popolani in Firenze dal 1280 al 1295, Feltrinelli, 1974
• Cardini F., Breve storia di Firenze, Pacini, 2007

Please review the profile for a link containing all the books used to compose this episode.

CREDITS

Music:

• "Ancient Wind" by Noru from Pixabay
• "Epic Way" by Magnetic_Trailer from Pixabay
• "Floralia" by theromancrow from Pixabay
• "Medieval Settlemetn" by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay
• "The Battle of Coalitions" by Peter Barbaix from Pixabay
• "Anxious March - Full"by LiteSaturation from Pixabay
• "Sad Dramatic Trailer" by Roman Senyk from Pixabay

Effects:

• "Medieval Music" by Själ, on Hunehals Borg, from Pixabay
• "Brutal Battle" by Marcus Vogt from Pixabay
• "Sword Thud" Sound Effect from Pixabay

Audio mixed and edited on Audacity by the author.

Logo:

• Created on Canva by the author

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