{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The House of Medici","description":"Easter Mass, 1478. Assassins strike inside Florence's cathedral, and their targets are two brothers from a family of bankers. The plot has the backing of the Pope himself. In this episode, we tell the story of the Medici \u2014 the moneylenders who ran a republic without a crown, bankrolled Botticelli and Michelangelo, and watched their bank collapse in 1494. Most families would have been finished. The Medici went on to produce popes, queens of France, and grand dukes. Their secret: turning money into something that lasts longer than money. \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f History Shorts is a daily history podcast hosted by historian, author, and Smithsonian Magazine contributor Peter Zablocki. New episodes every day. \u2b50 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts:  https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/history-shorts\/id1717345209?action=write-review  \ud83c\udfb5 Follow on Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4CnKo8pKZNR63aMyNuRz4D  \u2615 Support on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/HistoryShortsPodcast  \u25b6\ufe0f Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HistoryShortsPodcast  \ud83d\udd17 Website: https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com ","author_name":"History Shorts","author_url":"https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43266808\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207427898"}