The Count Of Virtue: Giangaleazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan

An exceptional biography of the late-medieval ruler who brought Milan to the height of its power, dominating Northern Italy and threatening to conquer the entire peninsula, until he was struck down by the plague. Ideal for readers who love the works of Dan Jones, Paul Strathern and Barbara W. Tuchman. Fourteenth century Italy was chaotic: mercenaries swarmed across the land as competing city states attempted to vie with each other for power, while pestilence and famine decimated population...