Tag Archives: Renaissance
The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 – a brief overview
On the 29th May 1453 the troops of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II successfully took control of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
26th April 1478: The Pazzi family launch their failed plot against the Medici family
The Pazzi family in Florence launched their unsuccessful plot to overthrow the Medici family with an assassination attempt against the brothers Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici.
