by C.W. Gortner
Many of you may have watched the show The Borgias on TV (I forget what channel). This is not that show. While it may share some characters and events, the way their are treated is very different. Which one is more accurate? I have no idea. I don't think anyone really does. Everything the Borgias did...
The Borgias are one of history’s most notorious families. Rodrigo Borgia, eventually the corrupt Pope Alexander VI, was the patriarch, father of several illegitimate children including sons Giovanni (Juan) and Cesare, whose sibling rivalry may have turned murderous. His daughter Lucrezia was known f...
I've been a fan of C.W. Gortner's work since reading "The Last Queen," and thus was delighted at the opportunity to review "The Vatican Princess." In this book, Gortner tells the tale of the oft-maligned Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI. He shows us her loves and miseries, growing up...