The Borgias
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781849019941 (1849019940)
Publish date: 2011
Publisher: Constable
Pages no: 328
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Mystery,
Politics,
Crime,
European History,
16th Century,
15th Century
Have you seen the Showtime series? The Borgia’s would be so much cooler if they were actually like that. Still worth reading to get the idea of Italian Papal politics, but not half as interesting if they had really poisoned people.
The Borgia family has always held an allure for me since I lived on a street named after them when I was a child. In addition, I was raised a Catholic, so the Popes are intriguing to me, especially those during the period where the church was more of a political entity. When I heard that Showtime ...