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10 Medieval and Renaissance Things to See at the Victoria and Albert Museum

October 9, 2014 By Medievalists.net

My latest visit to the Victoria and Albert Musuem: 10 Medieval and Renaissance Things to See at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Alfonso I d'Este Duke of Ferrara, Architecture, Art History, Backgammon, Cassone chests, Cesare Borgia, Christianity, Early Modern, Elisabetta Gonzaga, Europe, France, Germany, Giovanni Angelo del Maino, Italy, Late Middle Ages, Lucrezia Borgia, Mantua, Marriage, Museums, Netherlands, Paris, Pope Alexander VI, Renaissance, Urbino, Utrecht, Vannozza die Cattanei, Victoria and Albert Museum

BOOKS: The Feuding Families of Medieval and Renaissance Italy

March 15, 2014 By Medievalists.net

Put down the Godfather, turn off the Sorpanos, and check out the real Italian families of Medieval and Renaissance Italy!

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Banking, Beatrice d’Este, Borghese, Calixtus III, Caterina Sforza Countess of Forli, Cesare Borgia, Christianity, Clarice Orsini, Colonna, Commerce, Cosimo de' Medici, della Rovere, Early Modern, Economics - Urban, Fifteenth Century, Florence, Gender, Ghibellines, Giulia Farnese, Guelphs, Isabella d’Este, Isabella of Aragon/Naples Duchess of Milan, Italy, Late Middle Ages, Lorenzo de' Medici, Lucrezia Borgia, Machiavelli, Marriage, Medici, Medieval Women, Milan, Orsini, Papacy, Political Thought, Politics, Pope Alexander VI, Renaissance, Rome, Sforza, Sixteenth Century, Social History, Spain, The Borgias, The Italian Wars 1494 - 1559, The Prince, Urban Studies

The Poisoned Image of the Borgias: A Look at the Public Image of Pope Alexander VI and His Children

February 18, 2013 By Medievalists.net

Upon Rodrigo Borgia’s ascension to the papacy in 1492 and assumption of the name Alexander VI, the masses of Rome who watched his parade and celebration with hopeful eyes welcomed him eagerly, despite his wild ways and indiscretions as a cardinal.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Christianity, Early Modern, Fifteenth Century, Italy, Late Middle Ages, Literature, Papacy, Pope Alexander VI, Renaissance, The Borgias

“A Vile, Infamous, Diabolical Treaty”: The Franco-Ottoman Alliance of Francis I and the Eclipse of the Christendom Ideal

July 26, 2011 By Medievalists.net

“A Vile, Infamous, Diabolical Treaty”: The Franco-Ottoman Alliance of Francis I and the Eclipse of the Christendom Ideal Piccirillo, Anthony Carmen (Georgetown University) Senior Honors Thesis in History, Georgetown University, May (2009) Abstract In June of 1544, the Turkish fleet arrived at the island of Lipari thirty kilometers north of Sicily. The Ottoman admiral Khair-Eddin […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Christianity, Constantinople, Crusades, Early Modern, France, Franks, Islam, Italy, King Charles VIII, Literature, Machiavelli, Mediterranean, Middle East, Muslims, Ottoman Empire, Politics, Pope Alexander VI, Protestant, Renaissance, Seventeenth Century, Sixteenth Century, Social History, The Borgias, Turkey

THE BORGIAS: “NESSUNO (NOBODY)” – SE01 EP09

May 31, 2011 By Medievalists.net

“NESSUNO (NOBODY)” In this week’s episode…. “Does the Pope of Rome disappoint Your Highness? Had you hoped for gold and silvervestments? Display has its purpose, but simplicity must rule our hearts” ~ Rodrigo Borgia “You are a true clairvoyant, Lucrezia Borgia; and if we could impose on your diplomatic graces once more, we would request […]

Filed Under: TV Shows Tagged With: Canon Law, Early Modern, Ecclesiastical History, Fifteenth Century, France, Italy, King Charles VIII, Late Middle Ages, Military History, Politics, Pope Alexander VI, Renaissance, Social History, Spain, The Borgias

THE BORGIAS: “THE ART OF WAR” – SE01 EP08

May 23, 2011 By Medievalists.net

“THE ART OF WAR” In this week’s episode…. “I had a dream, my son…or, a nightmare. I dreamed that all of Italy had deserted us; Sforzas, Colonnas, and the French army swarmed through Rome like a cloud of locusts ” ~ Rodrigo Borgia Giulia and Lucrezia are captured by the French, Juan suffers a devastating […]

Filed Under: TV Shows Tagged With: Early Modern, Ecclesiastical History, Fifteenth Century, France, Italy, Late Middle Ages, Military History, Monasticism, Politics, Pope Alexander VI, Religious Life, Renaissance, Social History, Spain, Television, The Borgias

THE BORGIAS: “DEATH ON A PALE HORSE” – SE01 EP07

May 22, 2011 By Medievalists.net

“Death On A Pale Horse” In this week’s episode…. The French decimate Lucca, and march on towards Florence while Della Rovere wrestles with his conscience. Cesare pays Ursula a visit, Juan beds Gioffre’s wife Sancha, Giovanni Sforza reneges on a promise, and Lucrezia discovers the true cause of her illness. “And before me was a […]

Filed Under: TV Shows Tagged With: Early Modern, Ecclesiastical History, Fifteenth Century, France, Italy, Late Middle Ages, Military History, Politics, Pope Alexander VI, Renaissance, Social History, Spain, Television, The Borgias

THE BORGIAS: “The French King” – SE01EP06

May 5, 2011 By Medievalists.net

“The French King” Cesare falls deeply in love with Baroness Ursula, Lucrezia has a torrid affair with Paolo the stable boy, while her husband lies in bed with a broken leg. Cardinal Della Rovere meets with Charles VIII, King of France and procures the invasion of Italy, and Rodrigo gets his alliance when Gioffre is […]

Filed Under: TV Shows Tagged With: Ecclesiastical History, France, Italy, Marriage, Military History, Papacy, Politics, Pope Alexander VI, Social History, Spain, The Borgias

The Borgias: “The Borgias in Love”, SE01 EP05

May 1, 2011 By Medievalists.net

“The Borgias In Love” Cesare pursues Baroness Ursula, while Lucrezia falls in love with the stable boy and plots against her brutish husband. Political plots thicken as Cardinal Della Rovere takes his cause to the Duke of Milan, Cesare courts Niccolo Machiavelli for an alliance and Rodrigo makes plans to marry off Juan and Gioffre. […]

Filed Under: TV Shows Tagged With: Early Modern, Ecclesiastical History, Fifteenth Century, France, Italy, Late Middle Ages, Machiavelli, Politics, Pope Alexander VI, Religious Life, Renaissance, Social History, The Borgias, Urban Studies

The Borgias: “Lucrezia’s Wedding”, SE01 EP04

April 25, 2011 By Medievalists.net

“Lucrezia’s Wedding” Fiery preaching, political plots, scandal, and more mayhem, the Borgias are back at it again this week with Rodrigo planning Lucrezia’s wedding, and Cardinal Della Rovere plotting against Rome. No, they just can’t play nice ;) “Oh degenerate Church! I gave you my house, saith the Lord, and you have defiled it with […]