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Sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the Borgias for centuries, G. J. Meyer offers an unprecedented portrait of the infamous Renaissance family and their storied milieu. They burst out of obscurity in Spain to capture the great prize of the papacy, not once but twice. Throughout a tumultuous half-century--as popes, statesmen, warriors, lovers, and breathtakingly ambitious political adventurers--they held center stage...
5) The Borgias
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The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account. Sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the Borgias for centuries, G. J. Meyer offers an unprecedented portrait of the infamous Renaissance family and their stories milieu.
6) The Borgias
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Traces the meteoric rise & eventual fall of this most famous/infamous family of Renaissance Italy: Alonso & his unscrupulous nephew Rodrigo; the amoral Cesare, the model for Macchiavelli's perfect prince; & Lucrezia, political pawn in her family's deadly game of influence-peddling.
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