The Fall of the House of Borgia by E. R. Chamberlin
Requirements: ePUB Reader, 1.66 MB
Overview: [Amazon Review] My interest piqued in The Borgia after watching the first season of the Showtime series (I found they took some rather large historical liberties – it’s TV – but was very entertaining and the people are pretty). This book isn’t can’t-put-it-down exciting but for the most part appears to be a fair rendering, well written, informative on a historical level and, most importantly to me, emphasizes the character of the individuals as well as the family dynamics of this incredibly interesting, albeit mysterious, family. If it’s entertainment you want, buy one of the Borgia novels or watch Showtime. This book has whetted my interest in this family and the others who ruled, murdered, fought, loved in Italy during the Renaissance era: Medici!, Machiavelli! Orsini! Da Vinci! I’ve ordered several more books on the Borgia and the time period and so I will be back. I think this book is an excellent place to start. It has made me hungry for more. The author may have been a tad too kind to these villains or perhaps reticent to buy into the rumor mill that worked overtime during the period. Can we ever know definitively if Cesare murdered his brother Juan? Will we ever know if Alexander had an incentuous relationship with Lucrezia?
Genre: Historical
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