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The Borgias : power and fortune / Paul Strathern.

Strathern, Paul, 1940- (author.).

Summary:

"The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family--a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners--set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance."--Amazon.com

Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice and vicious cruelty-- all have been associated with the name Borgia. But the family which produced corrupt popes, depraved princes and poisoners would also produce a saint. Strathern believes that, in order to understand the Borgias, one must understand the world which enabled them to flourish: the Renaissance. -- adapted from jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781643130835
ISBN: 1643130838
Physical Description: xvi, 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Edition: First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographic sources (pages 343-361) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: The crowning moment -- Origins of a dynasty -- The young Rodrigo -- Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia emerges in his true colours -- The way to the top -- A new pope in a new era -- "The scourge of God' -- The best of plans ... -- A crucial realignment -- A royal connection -- IL Valentino's campaign -- Biding time -- The second Romagna campaign -- The Borgias in excelsis -- Cesare strikes out -- Changing fortunes -- Cesare survives -- Borgia's 'reconciliation' -- Lucrezia in Ferrara -- The unforeseen -- Desperate fortune.