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Publisher: New York: Carlton House Subjects: Borja, Francisco de, Saint, 1510-1572 Borgia family Italy -- History 1492-1559 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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He admits that Pope Alexander fathered at least seven bastard children but this was permissible, he says, according to the moral standards of the day. Other than that, he was a great man and beyond reproach. He argues that Pope Alexander did not cause the failure of Lucretia Borgia's first marriage. That Cesare Borgia brought law, order, and prosperity to the Papal States. That simony also was the norm. Why not leave the sins of the Borgias to the recording angel? he asks.
There is a lot of uncertainty about the Borgias, but this book is a snow job. At times it is racist. Is it worth reading? It is original. Some of this material is not available elsewhere. How else would we know that Lucretia's mother was known as "Big Jenny"? Some of its claims might even be true, but I wouldn't count on it. It too often conflicts with other histories of this family, in dates and in more important matters. ( )