The Borgias and Their Enemies, 1431-1519 - Softcover

Hibbert, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0547247818 ISBN 13: 9780547247816

Publisher: Mariner Books, 2009

Synopsis

The first major biography of the Borgias in thirty years, Christopher Hibbert's latest history brings the family and the world they lived in--the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance--to life. The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism, and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. The powerful, voracious Rodrigo Borgia, better known to history as Pope Alexander VI, was the central figure of the dynasty. Two of his seven papal offspring also rose to power and fame -- his daughter Lucrezia and her brother Cesare, who murdered Lucrezia's husband and served as the model for Machiavelli's "The Prince." The Borgias were notorious for seizing power, wealth, land, and titles through bribery, marriage, and murder. The story of the family's dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to the highest position in Italian society is an absorbing tale.

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Review:

PRAISE FOR CHRISTOPHER HIBBERT "[A] superbly scrupulous and sympathetic interpreter."--The Boston Globe "Simply unputdown-able."--The New York Times Book Review

About the Author:

Christopher Hibbert (1924 - 2008) wrote more than fifty acclaimed books, including The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici and Rome: The Biography of a City. A leading popular historian whose works reflected meticulous scholarship, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0547247818
• ISBN 13: 9780547247816
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336