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Lucrezia Borgia

Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy

Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy

By Sarah Bradford

By Sarah Bradford

By Sarah Bradford

By Sarah Bradford

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    About Lucrezia Borgia

    The very name Lucrezia Borgia conjures up everything that was sinister and corrupt about the Renaissance—incest, political assassination, papal sexual abuse, poisonous intrigue, unscrupulous power grabs. Yet, as bestselling biographer Sarah Bradford reveals in this breathtaking new portrait, the truth is far more fascinating than the myth. Neither a vicious monster nor a seductive pawn, Lucrezia Borgia was a shrewd, determined woman who used her beauty and intelligence to secure a key role in the political struggles of her day.

    Drawing from a trove of contemporary documents and fascinating firsthand accounts, Bradford brings to life the art, the pageantry, and the dangerous politics of the Renaissance world Lucrezia Borgia helped to create.

    About Lucrezia Borgia

    The very name Lucrezia Borgia conjures up everything that was sinister and corrupt about the Renaissance—incest, political assassination, papal sexual abuse, poisonous intrigue, unscrupulous power grabs. Yet, as bestselling biographer Sarah Bradford reveals in this breathtaking new portrait, the truth is far more fascinating than the myth. Neither a vicious monster nor a seductive pawn, Lucrezia Borgia was a shrewd, determined woman who used her beauty and intelligence to secure a key role in the political struggles of her day.

    Drawing from a trove of contemporary documents and fascinating firsthand accounts, Bradford brings to life the art, the pageantry, and the dangerous politics of the Renaissance world Lucrezia Borgia helped to create.

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    About Sarah Bradford

    Sarah Bradford is a historian and English author known for her popular royal biographies. Her previous books include Cesare Borgia, Disraeli, Princess Grace, George VI, Splendours and Miseries: A Life of Sacheverell Sitwell, Elizabeth: A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen, America’s Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,… More about Sarah Bradford

    About Sarah Bradford

    Sarah Bradford is a historian and English author known for her popular royal biographies. Her previous books include Cesare Borgia, Disraeli, Princess Grace, George VI, Splendours and Miseries: A Life of Sacheverell Sitwell, Elizabeth: A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen, America’s Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,… More about Sarah Bradford

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | History

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Nov 01, 2005 | 464 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143035954

    Category: Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | History

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Nov 01, 2005 | 448 Pages | ISBN 9781101525340

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    Praise

    “Bradford’s zest for this era is contagious.” —USA Today

    “A lively view of Lucrezia, capturing the glamour and tragedy of her story.” —The Wall Street Journal

    “This is also a tender and intimate account of a misunderstood and passionate woman.” —Elle

    Table Of Contents

    Author’s Note
    List of Illustrations
    Maps
    Genealogical Tables showing the Borgia, Este and Aragona Families
    Acknowledgments
    Foreword

    The Scene
    Cast of Principal Characters

    Part One: The Pope’s Daughter 1480-1501
    1. The Pope’s Daughter

    2. Countess of Pesaro

    3. The Borgia Renscent

    4. The Tragic Duchess of Bisceglie

    5. Turning Point

    6. Farewell to Rome

    Part Two: Duchess to Ferrara 1502-19
    7. The Road to Ferrara

    8. A New Life

    9. The Heavens Conspire

    10. The Dark Marquis

    11. Duchess of Ferrara

    12. The Congiura

    13. Horrors and Tears

    14. The Years of War, 1509-12

    15. Lucrezia Triumphant

    16. The Last year of Tranquillity

    17. The End

    Postscript

    Archives
    Source Notes
    Bibliography
    Index

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