Overview

The very name Lucrezia Borgia conjures up everything that was sinister and corrupt about the Renaissance—incest, political assassination, papal sexual abuse, poisonous intrigue, unscrupulous power grabs. Yet, as bestselling biographer Sarah Bradford reveals in this breathtaking new portrait, the truth is far more fascinating than the myth. Neither a vicious monster nor a seductive pawn, Lucrezia Borgia was a shrewd, determined woman who used her beauty and intelligence to secure a key role in the political struggles of her day.Drawing from a trove of contemporary documents and fascinating firsthand accounts, Bradford brings to life the art, the pageantry, and the dangerous politics of the Renaissance world Lucrezia Borgia helped to create.

Full Product Details

Author:   Sarah Bradford
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Penguin USA
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.423kg
ISBN:  

9780143035954

ISBN 10:   0143035959
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   01 November 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Author's Note List of Illustrations Maps Genealogical Tables showing the Borgia, Este and Aragona Families Acknowledgments Foreword The Scene Cast of Principal Characters Part One: The Pope's Daughter 1480-1501 1. The Pope's Daughter 2. Countess of Pesaro 3. The Borgia Renscent 4. The Tragic Duchess of Bisceglie 5. Turning Point 6. Farewell to Rome Part Two: Duchess to Ferrara 1502-19 7. The Road to Ferrara 8. A New Life 9. The Heavens Conspire 10. The Dark Marquis 11. Duchess of Ferrara 12. The Congiura 13. Horrors and Tears 14. The Years of War, 1509-12 15. Lucrezia Triumphant 16. The Last year of Tranquillity 17. The End Postscript Archives Source Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

Bradford s zest for this era is contagious. USA Today A lively view of Lucrezia, capturing the glamour and tragedy of her story. The Wall Street Journal This is also a tender and intimate account of a misunderstood and passionate woman. Elle

Bradford's zest for this era is contagious. ( USA Today ) A lively view of Lucrezia, capturing the glamour and tragedy of her story. ( The Wall Street Journal ) This is also a tender and intimate account of a misunderstood and passionate woman. ( Elle )

Bradfordas zest for this era is contagious. ( USA Today ) A lively view of Lucrezia, capturing the glamour and tragedy of her story. ( The Wall Street Journal ) This is also a tender and intimate account of a misunderstood and passionate woman. ( Elle )

Author Information

Sarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her previous books include Cesare Borgia, Disraeli, Princess Grace, George VI, Splendours and Miseries: A Life of SacheverellSitwell, Elizabeth: A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen, America’s Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Lucrezia Borgia.

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