Where the Middle Ages Begin
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
Pietro Bembo: A Renaissance Courtier Who Had His Cake and Ate It Too Quattrocchi, Ed JOURNAL OF THE CAXTON CLUB OF CHICAGO Abstract Gli Asolani, one of the most popular dialogues about Platonic love written in the 16th century. Bembo prefaces the work with a heartfelt dedication to Lucrezia Borgia, the infamously maligned daughter of […]
“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 […]
“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. […]
Showtime has renewed The Borgias – the story of intrigue and murder set in 15th century Italy – for a second season. David Nevins, President of Entertainment at Showtime Networks, announced that ten more one-hour episodes will be filmed this summer and will air in 2012. “The Borgias has become Sunday night appointment viewing for […]
“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 […]
Here are some profiles and videos of the main characters in The Borgias. Rodrigo Borgia/Pope Alexander VI The head of the Borgia clan is an interesting dichotomy of a man. Both ruthlessly ambitious and utterly devoted to his family, he uses his position in the Catholic church to acquire power, influence and wealth. He is […]
“The Moor”- SE01 EP03 “My father had many adversaries, Cardinal. One of them came to sing his praises. When they could sing no more, he had them stuffed.” – Prince Alfonso of Naples Naples Cardinal Della Rovere has fled Rome to the safety of King Ferdinard I (a.k.a. King Don Ferannte’s ) hospitality. But the […]
The House of Borgias The Borgias were a Spanish papal family who rose to prominence through their involvement in ecclesiastical and political affairs during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. They were made famous for their corruption through Rodrigo Borgias, who became Pope in 1492. Rodrigo was said to have bought his way to the papal […]
The Borgias – The Original Crime Family – is a nine-part television series airing on Showtime in the US, and Bravo in Canada. Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia (played by Jeremy Irons) to the papacy, where he proceeds to […]
The Campaigns of 1494-1495 in the Italian South: Ottoman Threat, Spanish Preparations, and Jewish Gold By Nadia Zeldes Mediterraneo in armi (secc. XV-XVIII) – Tomo I, ed. Rossella Cancila (Palermo, 2007) Introduction: Studies concerning the reign of the Catholic monarchs usually end in 1492 as it is the year of the discovery of the New […]
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