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“it is not what you do or don't do, but how convincingly you can be accused of it.”

Book:Blood & Beauty

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Blood & Beauty

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Sarah Dunant

Sarah Dunant is a British author renowned for her historical novels. She explores history through a female perspective, particularly focusing on the Renaissance period. Born on August 8, 1950, Dunant's works include 'The Birth of Venus' and 'In the Name of the Rose'. more

“Upon bullying and bribing his way to the throne at last, this towering but evil-tempered man, a great hater as well as a great patron of Michelangelo, made it one of his purposes to blacken the Borgia name. He had former associates of the Borgias tortured in the quest for blacking material. Though the results must have disappointed him keenly-employment by the Borgias turned out to be no guarantee that one had witnessed unspeakable things-the supply of gossip grew steadily all the same, at a pace that accelerated over time.”

The Borgias

Book:The Borgias: The Hidden History

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“The dark legend of the Borgias, having taken root in Italy, found a wider audience when religious reformers went forth in search of evidence not just that non-Italian popes were a bad idea but that the papacy was an evil institution, illegitimate, and inherently corrupt.”

The Borgias

Book:The Borgias: The Hidden History

Source: The Borgias: The Hidden History

“I sometimes dream of him. But the dreams have locks. My keys are now blunt too.”

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