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Italy - Political Biography, Italian History - 1494 - 1861, Italy - Historical Biography, General & Miscellaneous Italian History, General & Miscellaneous European Political Biography, Italian History - 962 - 1494 (Medieval & Renaissance Italy)
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The Borgias

by Marion Johnson
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Johnson deftly relates both the remarkable achievements and the gaudy excesses of this singular family and recreates the tumultuous political and social events of Renaissance Italy.

About the Author, Marion Johnson

Marion Johnson made her home in Rome while working for the British Foreign Office, where she discovered the Borgias legend.

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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 c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
June 28, 2001
Publisher
London, England ; Penguin, 2001.
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780141390758

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