In this history of Florence, distinguished historian John Najemy discusses all the major developments in Florentine history from 1200 to 1575. Captures Florence's transformation from a medieval commune into an aristocratic republic, territorial state, and monarchyWeaves together intellectual, cultural, social, economic, religious, and political developmentsAcademically rigorous yet accessible and appealing to the general readerLikely to become the standard work on Renaissance Florence for years to come