Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola led the burning of thousands of objects in the Bonfire of the Vanities.
9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels
9th May 2017
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.
Michelangelo’s David is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Renaissance sculpture.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017