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The Borgias: Power and Fortune
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The Borgias: Power and Fortune

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A Daily Mail Book of the Week

The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history. ____________________

‘A wickedly entertaining read’ - The Times ____________________

The Borgias have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthlessness, avarice and vicious cruelty - all have been associated with their name. But the story of this remarkable family is far more than a tale of sensational depravities - it also marks the golden age of the Italian Renaissance and a decisive turning point in European history.

From the family’s Spanish roots and the papacy of Rodrigo Borgia, to the lives of his infamous offspring, Lucrezia and Cesare - the hero who dazzled Machiavelli, but also the man who befriended Leonardo da Vinci - Paul Strathern tells the captivating story of this great dynasty and the world in which they flourished.

‘A vivid insight into the hothouse world of papal politics in the tumultuous years before the Reformation.’ - Daily Telegraph

‘Authoritative and well-written’ - Wall Street Journal

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Country
United Kingdom
Date
20 October 2020
Pages
400
ISBN
9781786495464

A Daily Mail Book of the Week

The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history. ____________________

‘A wickedly entertaining read’ - The Times ____________________

The Borgias have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthlessness, avarice and vicious cruelty - all have been associated with their name. But the story of this remarkable family is far more than a tale of sensational depravities - it also marks the golden age of the Italian Renaissance and a decisive turning point in European history.

From the family’s Spanish roots and the papacy of Rodrigo Borgia, to the lives of his infamous offspring, Lucrezia and Cesare - the hero who dazzled Machiavelli, but also the man who befriended Leonardo da Vinci - Paul Strathern tells the captivating story of this great dynasty and the world in which they flourished.

‘A vivid insight into the hothouse world of papal politics in the tumultuous years before the Reformation.’ - Daily Telegraph

‘Authoritative and well-written’ - Wall Street Journal

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Country
United Kingdom
Date
20 October 2020
Pages
400
ISBN
9781786495464