Lucrezia Borgia
Book description
Sarah Bradford's Lucrezia Bogia: Life, Love and Death in Renaissance Italy is the first biography of Lucrezia Borgia for over sixty years
.Lucrezia Borgia - an infamous murderess or simply the victim of bad press? Lucrezia Borgia's name has echoed through history as a byword for evil - a poisoner…
Why read it?
1 author picked Lucrezia Borgia as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
My first three picks are scholarly studies. This book is more popular history in the sense that it lays out Lucrezia’s family and cultural contexts in detail for non-specialists. Bradford brings the period to life and shows the extent to which Lucrezia’s reputation was the inevitable product of the intrigues that surrounded her. She was nothing like the promiscuous, depraved, monstrous creature she is supposed to have been. The contrast that Bradford gives us between the bloodthirsty legend and the cultured and intelligent human being is so stunning that you will never take anything you read about an infamous woman…
From Tracy's list on vilified European queens and noblewomen.
Want books like Lucrezia Borgia?
Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 60 books like Lucrezia Borgia.
Browse books like Lucrezia Borgia
5 book lists we think you will like!
Interested in nobility, Italy, and family?
10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about nobility, Italy, and family.