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Borgia inspired Ink
If any of you follow me on twitter I’m sure you’ve seen my tagline “Tattooed Renaissance Historian” – and that’s for good reason! I have a fair few tattoos, a couple of which are inspired by my very favourite Italian … Continue reading
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The History of the Borgias is now LIVE
The History of the Borgias is now LIVE over on medievalcourses.com. Interested? For just $20 you can get LIFETIME access to this nine unit course on Italy’s most infamous family. Head on over to medievalcourses.com and check it out! I … Continue reading
Coming Soon: An Online Course on the Borgia Family.
I’m very pleased to announce that I will be leading a course on “The history of the Borgias” over on medievalcourses.com and it will be starting very soon! Keep an eye out for more information over on medievalcourses, their facebook … Continue reading
18 April 1480 – Lucrezia Borgia is born
On 18 April 1480, Lucrezia Borgia was born in Subiaco just outside Rome – the daughter of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia and Vanozza Cattanei. She would have been born outside of the city as a method of keeping her birth and … Continue reading
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12th March 1507 – The Death of Cesare Borgia
On 12th March 1507, Cesare Borgia was killed in battle outside the walls of Viana. Having joined up with the King of Navarre following his miraculous escape from the prison of La Mota in Spain, Cesare and the army of … Continue reading
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