{"product_id":"the-borgias-and-their-enemies-1431-1519-paperback","title":"The Borgias and Their Enemies, 1431-1519 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Hibbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis colorful history of a powerful family brings the world they lived in--the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance--to life and is \"simply unputdownable\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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--Lucrezia Borgia, his daughter, whose husband was famously murdered by her brother, and that brother, Cesare, who served as the model for Niccolò Machiavelli's \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotorious for seizing power, wealth, land, and titles through bribery, marriage, and murder, the dynasty's dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to its occupation of the highest position in Renaissance society forms a gripping tale. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErudite, witty, and always insightful, Hibbert removes the layers of myth around the Borgia family and creates a portrait alive with his superb sense of character and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Hibbert (1924 - 2008) wrote more than fifty acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the House of Medici\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRome: The Biography of a City\u003c\/i\u003e. A leading popular historian whose works reflected meticulous scholarship, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.88 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44463781052518,"sku":"9780547247816","price":28.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Q2ZZc1A2bWdwb3NsVWdyaU9jdFZUUT09.webp?v=1770641519","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-borgias-and-their-enemies-1431-1519-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}