The Medici family was a powerful and influential dynasty that dominated the political, economic, and cultural life of Florence and much of Italy from the 15th to the 18th century. Known for their ...

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How a group of Florentine businessmen became the founders of an order that would span continents and centuries.

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From Eton prefects to wedding ushers, Prince William and Harry Aubrey-Fletcher go way back: but who is the son of Sir Henry ...

In a small guest-house in the West Cork town of Skibbereen lives a man who could help to solve one of the most enduring ...