“Upon a soft pillow
“Upon a soft pillowrests a clean conscious.”
rests a clean conscious.”The murder of Lorenzo de’ Medici’s brother Giuliano, and with it the betrayal of so many Lorenzo thought were his friends and colleagues, did forever change the benevolent man. His revenge upon them was fearsome, as accurately portrayed in book one of the Da Vinci’s Disciples series. His actions plunged the city-state of Florence into war with not only the Vatican but also the King of Naples, whose forces first attacked the outlying regions in Tuscany under the rule of Florence. The ill effects of the war upon the people turned many against Lorenzo. As the pain and rage of his brother’s death diminished—it would never leave him completely—Lorenzo knew he had to salvage the situation, realizing his w
