...and our beloved Duke was even planning to build a magnificent public plaza, for the pleasure and delight of his subjects, when
his villainous cousin struck with his dastardly vial of poison. We have heard of such evil doings elsewhere, but never imagined such a
thing here in our own city-state. The Duke is dead. Long live the Duke!
Italian city-states were crawling with intrigue. Fighting, lying, and backstabbing (literally!) were not unusual among the many people
trying to gain power.
Boy, the duke sure has bad luck! Was it really that dangerous for them? Dukes did live dangerously, but not all of them
were killed or overthrown. The Allentown Art Museum doesn't have any examples of grand public art from an Italian city-state in its collection (they're
awfully hard to move) and Italy wanted to keep them, so that's the end of the Duke's role!
...and our beloved Duke was even planning to build a magnificent public plaza, for the pleasure and delight of his subjects, when
his villainous cousin struck with his dastardly vial of poison. We have heard of such evil doings elsewhere, but never imagined such a
thing here in our own city-state. The Duke is dead. Long live the Duke!
Italian city-states were crawling with intrigue. Fighting, lying, and backstabbing (literally!) were not unusual among the many people
trying to gain power.