The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family-a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners-set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance.The Borgia family have become a byword for evil....

The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped von Strathern, Paul

Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is made. Through 10 unique cities, from the founding of ancient...

„The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo“ von Paul Strathern ist eine faszinierende Erkundung der kulturellen und intellektuellen Blütezeit in Florenz, die vom späten Mittelalter bis zur frühen Neuzeit reicht. Das Buch beleuchtet die...

'I did almost believe the motion of the heart was known to God alone.' William Harvey From selfless geniuses to self-promoting quacks, medicine more than any other science seems to have attracted all manner of human characters....