The hanged man

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An assassination stirs trouble in the political affairs of Florence. Leonardo Da Vinci demonstrates his engineering ingenuity to the Medicis. Leonardo is captivated by the beauty of Lorenzo's mistress.

On 26 December 1476, The assassination of the Duke of Milan occurs. Which-some days later-enrages Lorenzo de' Medici. In the meantime, Leonardo da Vinci is testing his newest invention, a flying glider, with his friends, Nico (also his apprentice), and Vanessa.

The Pope Sixtus IV is paid a visit from his nephew, count Girolamo Riario while enjoying in the sexual company of a young boy. They plot to seize control of Florence, and capture the Turk to help them acquire the Book of Leaves.

Giuliano de' Medici pays Leonardo a visit in his workshop. While waiting for Leonardo, he almost falls victim to one of Leonardo's mischievous inventions, a chest rigged to explode when tempered in order to protect the secrets it contains. Upon arrival, Leonardo demonstrates the flight of a model-scale Columbina. It is later revealed that Leonardo hasn't completely worked out the propulsion system for the full-scale Columbina.




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