Ezio will be returning to Florence to take on the monk Savonarola and his carde. As fellow writer Zack Islam wrote earlier this month, 'The Bonfires of the Vanities' refers to the 'historical event, which took place in 1497, in Florence, Italy, where the burning of thousands of objects which indulged one in sinning took place, including art and books which was carried out by the supporters of the Dominican Priest Girolamo Savonarola.'