Medievalists.net » Pope Alexander VI http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 10 Medieval and Renaissance Things to See at the Victoria and Albert Museum http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/09/10-medieval-renaissance-things-see-victoria-albert-museum/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/09/10-medieval-renaissance-things-see-victoria-albert-museum/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:49:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53123 My latest visit to the Victoria and Albert Musuem: 10 Medieval and Renaissance Things to See at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/09/10-medieval-renaissance-things-see-victoria-albert-museum/feed/ 0 BOOKS: The Feuding Families of Medieval and Renaissance Italy http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/15/book-italians/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/15/book-italians/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2014 12:36:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48276 Put down the Godfather, turn off the Sorpanos, and check out the real Italian families of Medieval and Renaissance Italy!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/15/book-italians/feed/ 0 The Poisoned Image of the Borgias: A Look at the Public Image of Pope Alexander VI and His Children http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/18/the-poisoned-image-of-the-borgias-a-look-at-the-public-image-of-pope-alexander-vi-and-his-children/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/18/the-poisoned-image-of-the-borgias-a-look-at-the-public-image-of-pope-alexander-vi-and-his-children/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:12:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39284 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/18/the-poisoned-image-of-the-borgias-a-look-at-the-public-image-of-pope-alexander-vi-and-his-children/feed/ 0 “A Vile, Infamous, Diabolical Treaty”: The Franco-Ottoman Alliance of Francis I and the Eclipse of the Christendom Ideal http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/26/%e2%80%9ca-vile-infamous-diabolical-treaty%e2%80%9d-the-franco-ottoman-alliance-of-francis-i-and-the-eclipse-of-the-christendom-ideal/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/26/%e2%80%9ca-vile-infamous-diabolical-treaty%e2%80%9d-the-franco-ottoman-alliance-of-francis-i-and-the-eclipse-of-the-christendom-ideal/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:32:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=23297 “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 […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/26/%e2%80%9ca-vile-infamous-diabolical-treaty%e2%80%9d-the-franco-ottoman-alliance-of-francis-i-and-the-eclipse-of-the-christendom-ideal/feed/ 0 THE BORGIAS: “NESSUNO (NOBODY)” – SE01 EP09 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/31/the-borgias-nessuno-nobody-se01-ep09/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/31/the-borgias-nessuno-nobody-se01-ep09/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:20:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=21187 “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 […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/31/the-borgias-nessuno-nobody-se01-ep09/feed/ 0 THE BORGIAS: “THE ART OF WAR” – SE01 EP08 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/23/the-borgias-the-art-of-war-se01-ep08/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/23/the-borgias-the-art-of-war-se01-ep08/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 02:26:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=21049 “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 […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/23/the-borgias-the-art-of-war-se01-ep08/feed/ 0 THE BORGIAS: “DEATH ON A PALE HORSE” – SE01 EP07 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/22/20996/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/22/20996/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 02:33:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=20996 “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 […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/22/20996/feed/ 0 THE BORGIAS: “The French King” – SE01EP06 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/05/the-borgias-the-french-king-se01ep06/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/05/the-borgias-the-french-king-se01ep06/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 06:42:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=20462 “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 […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/05/the-borgias-the-french-king-se01ep06/feed/ 0 The Borgias: “The Borgias in Love”, SE01 EP05 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/01/the-borgias-the-borgias-in-love-se01-ep05/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/01/the-borgias-the-borgias-in-love-se01-ep05/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 20:23:40 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=20202 “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. […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/01/the-borgias-the-borgias-in-love-se01-ep05/feed/ 0 The Borgias: “Lucrezia’s Wedding”, SE01 EP04 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/25/the-borgias-lucrezias-wedding-se01-ep04/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/25/the-borgias-lucrezias-wedding-se01-ep04/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:54:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=20166 “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 […]

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