So, as we’ve seen last week, Vittoria’s heart’s desire turned out to be a monkey’s paw – she has finally married Paolo Giordano, the Duke of Bracciano, but almost immediately her former uncle-in-law and his sworn enemy, Cardinal Montalto, had been elected Pope. The newly-made duchess and her husband held their breath in expectation of...

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