An English scandal fascinates the Medici court
There is never any shortage of gruesome crimes to occupy the public's imagination. To be termed a ‘crime of the century', however, a murder must have special qualities that make it stand out: a celebrity is involved, the murder is carried out in a particularly grisly manner, the trial that follows uncovers a wealth of sordid details, preferably sexual. Alas, despite the stiff criteria, there is never a lack of such crimes in any given century.
