The Pazzi family are jealous of Lorenzo’s awesome power. With the support of the Pope, they plot to murder both Lorenzo and his brother. Segment 3 (8:50 min)

Easter Sunday, April 26, 1478: Thousands pack inside the great cathedral of Florence. Amongst them, Lorenzo, his brother, and the Pazzi family. At the height of the ceremony, hired assassins swoop on the Medici brothers. Giuliano is stabbed 19 times and dies in front of his horrified family. Lorenzo vanishes.

The city descends into chaos. Word spreads of assassination, and the Pazzi try to seize control. Suddenly, at the windows of his palace, Lorenzo emerges, blood-soaked and wounded, but alive.

The city turns on the Pazzi, and its vengeance is brutal.

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