The Borgias

The BorgiasAuthor: Mary Hollingsworth ISBN: 9781782069447 Publisher: Quercus Books Year first published: 10 Jun 2014 Pages: 352 Format: Paperback softback The Borgias have become a byword for pride, lust, cruelty, avarice, splendour and venomous intrigue. An inspiration for many works of fiction, most famously Mario Puzo's The Godfather, they have aroused abomination and fascination in almost equal measure, while their patronage of the arts created some of the

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