The Fall of the House of Borgia by E.R. ChamberlinRequirements: .MP3 reader, 269 MBOverview: An enthralling history of the most notorious family of Renaissance Italy. Did Rodrigo corruptly bribe his way to the papal throne to become Pope Alexander VI? Was Juan murdered by his brother Cesare in his pursuit for power? And was Lucrezia […]
Borgia Bride by Jeanne KalogridisRequirements: ePUB Reader | 1.7 MB | Version: Retail (UK & US Versions)Overview: This sweeping historical novel tells the dramatic tale of that most intriguing of Renaissance women, Lucrezia Borgia. Incest. Poison. Betrayal. Three wedding presents for the Borgia bride… Italy 1492 Pope Alexander VI is elected. And so begins the […]
The Borgias: Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy by Paul StrathernRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 610.6 MBOverview: The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice, and vicious cruelty – all have been associated with their name. And yet, paradoxically, this family lived when the Renaissance was coming into its full flowering […]
Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia: Brother and Sister of History’s Most Vilified Family by Samantha Morris Requirements: .ePUB reader, 9 MBOverview: Myths and rumour have shrouded the Borgia family for centuries – tales of incest, intrigue and murder have been told of them since they themselves walked the hallways of the Apostolic Palace. In particular, vicious […]
The Borgias and Their Enemies 1431-1519 by Christopher HibbertRequirements: .ePUB reader, 4 MBOverview: The first major biography of the Borgias in thirty years, Christopher Hibbert’s latest history brings the family and the world they lived in—the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance—to life. The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism, and greed that […]