{"product_id":"borgias-1","title":"Borgias","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e· · A \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week · ·\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e ''A wickedly entertaining read'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Borgias have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthlessness, avarice and vicious cruelty - all have been associated with their name. But the story of this remarkable family is far more than a tale of sensational depravities - it also marks the golden age of the Italian Renaissance and a decisive turning point in European history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the family''s Spanish roots and the papacy of Rodrigo Borgia, to the lives of his infamous offspring, Lucrezia and Cesare - the hero who dazzled Machiavelli, but also the man who befriended Leonardo da Vinci - Paul Strathern tells the captivating story of this great dynasty and the world in which they flourished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A vivid insight into the hothouse world of papal politics in the tumultuous years before the Reformation.'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Authoritative and well-written''\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57307150647678,"sku":"NW9781786495464","price":12.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781786495464.jpg?v=1778251293","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/borgias-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}