In this episode of History Squirt, the Medici family upgrades from bankers to popes, poison enthusiasts, and Renaissance supervillains. Part 2 is Vatican politics, assassination plots, and art patronage so aggressive it reshaped Western culture. When in doubt, commission Michelangelo. Let’s squirt!

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Topics: Medici family, Renaissance popes, Vatican history, Florentine politics, Italian dynasties, Renaissance art patronage, European history podcast, funny history show, History Squirt