Why Giordano Bruno’s final trial was different

Renaissance justice often ran on patronage, which helps explain why Bruno survived earlier trials before the Inquisition finally executed him in 1600

Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake by the Inquisition in 1600. But it wasn't his first trial. They’d found his radical writings before, and every time he’d got off with a slap on the wrist. What changed? Well, Renaissance justice ran o