Is My Last Duchess based on a true story?

Is My Last Duchess based on a true story? This poem is set in 1564 and is based on the real-life Duke Alfonso II who ruled Ferrara, Italy in the latter half of the 16th century. In the poem, he’s talking about his first wife Lucrezia de’ Medici, 3 years after she died under suspicious … Continue reading Is My Last Duchess based on a true story?