Montefeltro Conspiracy : A Renaissance Mystery Decoded

from JBD1

A light but compelling history of the effort, generally known as the Pazzi Conspiracy, to bring down the Medici in April 1478. Simonetta argues that the Duke of Urbino played a more important role in the conspiracy than others have claimed, after decoding a letter found in a private Italian archi...

from Randyflycaster

This is a short, readable account of the so-called Pazzi conspiracy to kill Lorenzo de Medici and his brother, and to change the balance of power in the Italian peninsula. The author, Marcello Simonetta, argues that the Duke of Urbino, Federico Montefeltro, was more heavily involved in the plot t...

from Alana01

For the serious student of the Italian Renaissance, the Medici Family, and the Pazzi Conspiracy, there is not much new information here. Try instead the excellent book The Pazzi Conspiracy: the Plot Against the Medici by Harold Acton.

from ExVivre

Marcello Simonetta's The Montefeltro Conspiracy revolves around the so-called Pazzi conspiracy of 1478; an attempt on the lives of Lorenzo de' Medici ("the Magnificent") and his brother Giuliano. Simonetta uses newly decoded documents to show the conspiracy was not driven by the Pazzi clan, but b...