Bibliograph

The Borgias, power and fortune, Paul Strathern

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The Borgias, power and fortune, Paul Strathern

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographic sources and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Borgias

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

Paul Strathern

Sub title

power and fortune

Summary

"The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance."-- Book flap

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

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Power and fortune

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