The Borgias

The Borgias
ISBN-10
0141390751
ISBN-13
9780141390758
Series
The Borgias
Category
Italy
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Authors
Marion Johnson, Georgina Masson

Description

Now deceased, Johnson lived in Rome in 1944 while working for the British Foreign Office and became interested in the dynasty that established itself there during the Renaissance and has become the epitome of political intrigue and corruption. Her account was originally published by Macdonald in 1981. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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