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The cardinal's hat : money, ambition and housekeeping in a Renaissance court

At the age of nine, Ippolito d'Este became the Archbishop of Milan, although he had to wait another 20 years before he acquired his cardinal's hat. This is his story, of wealth and power in the 16th century, but also that of the staff who served him

Print Book, English, 2005
Profile, London, 2005