The House of Malatesta
Of all the Lords of Carpegna, only two houses played significant roles in Italian History. The Montefeltro and their sworn enemies, the 'bad head' Malatesta.
The House of Montefeltro
In the 208 years they held Urbino, the city thrived, becoming a duchy and a hub of Renaissance and Humanist culture. But who were the Montefeltro, and why did their rule end so suddenly?
THE SAINT OF HELL
Sigismondo Malatesta is, to date, the only man canonised to Hell. But could his reputation and his ensuing punishment come as the result of other people’s vicious hatred and malicious gossip rather than being rooted in fact?
