Alexander is convinced that a lightning strike on St. Peter's Basilica during mass was a sign of God's disapproval; Cesare tries to prove his worth as a military commander; the Pope pressures the reluctant Lucrezia to enter another political marriage.
Keywords: 15th-century , court-intrigue , european-history , florence-italy , historical , historical-drama , italian-history , italian-renaissance , religion , renaissance , rome-italy , pope