The story of 17th century Venetian courtesan Veronica Franco, and the love of her life, Marco Venier. Veronica was a famous poetess, and jailed and tried as a witch during the Inquisition, because the courtesans were thought to have caused the plague that befell Venice.

Yes, I have a very famous counterpart who was like-wised acquitted

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