Scourge and Fire
When the King of France invaded Italy in 1494, princely states would fall, sending tremors up and down the peninsula. The Medici fled from Florence; the republic sprang back to life; and the French army, occupying the Renaissance city for ten terrifying days, stood on the verge of sacking it. A ''little friar'' from Ferrara, Savonarola was alone in knowing how to comfort citizens with his sermons ...
When the King of France invaded Italy in 1494, princely states would fall, sending tremors up and down the peninsula. The Medici fled from Florence; the republic sprang back to life; and the French army, occupying the Renaissance city for ten terrifying days, stood on the verge of sacking it. A ''little friar'' from Ferrara, Savonarola was alone in knowing how to comfort citizens with his sermons ...
