To celebrate the "A History of Italy" podcast joining the "Sentire" media network (sentire.media), we take a look at one of the most maligned women in history, Lucrezia Borgia. By the 20th century, her reputation was turned around a bit and from the poisoning murder and sexual predator, she became the innocent victim of the machiavellian scheming of her father, Rodrigo Borgia, pope Alexander VI and her brother Cesare Borgia, the most famous case study for Machiavelli's "The Prince".
Although this may have been true for Lucrezia the young girl, the strong and intelligent young woman who became the beloved duchess of Ferrara was no push over.
168 - The Italian war 5 - round 1 aftermath - the south and centre
167 - The Italian Wars 4 - Charles has left the building
166 - The Italian Wars 3 - finally Naples… for a bit (1495)
Special - The Gulf of poets: Byron, Keats and Shelly in Italy
165 - The Borgias are the bosses (1492 - 1497)
Special - Caterina of Siena
Special - Matilde di Canossa
164 - The rise of the Borgias
6th Anniversary episode - Best of the sketches
Interview on the Aldo Moro Affair with Simon Gaul, Author of "White Suicide"
163 - The rise and Fall of Gerolamo Savonarola
162 - The Italian wars 2- opening hostilities and the Medici get kicked out
161 - The Italian wars 1: setting up and setting off
Recap 07 - Episodes 139 to 160
Special: 9th October 1963 - Vajont, a man-made natural disaster
Quick annoucement - demolition work in progress
160 - Federico Da Montefeltro and bits getting cut off
Summer announcement - listen even if you haven't cought up
159 - Life, death and sex in the middle ages
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