A former inspector of British prisons tours the dungeons of Italy’s past: the Castle of St. Angelo, from Hadrian’s tomb to papal fortress, with Cellini’s escape and the execution of the Cenci; the Piombi under the roof of the Doge’s Palace in Venice; the Vicaria of Naples; and the prisons of the Roman Inquisition.
Grim, anecdotal history for readers drawn to crime, punishment and the dark corners of Renaissance Italy. Download the free EPUB.