The fall of the house of Borgia

By E.R. Chamberlin

Book Overview

An enthralling history of the most notorious family of Renaissance Italy. Perfect for readers of Paul Strathern, Alexander Lee and Ross King. Did Rodrigo corruptly bribe his way to the papal throne to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880291745
• ISBN13: 9780880291743
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A very readable account of this most notorious family

After checking out 'The Fall of the House of Borgia' by E.R. Chamberlain from our local library and reading it, I am left with the insatiable desire to own the book. It is so hard to take such a book back and say good bye to such a good friend. E. R. Chamberlain, without losing the reader in a myriad of historical gobbledegook gives enough information to establish the stepping stones of the major events of this most notorious family. Although not much is said of Calixus, the book gets into high gear with the life of Rodrigo, and follows the rise of Caesar, the peak of the short lived dynasty, and the precipitous fall. Caesar's exile in Spain, as well as his escape is tantamount to existing in a house with a serpent that is missing from it's cage. And then the end... of this most dangerous, tormented man. Again my conviction is confirmed: no novel rivals real life. ~ Giovanni Alessi