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Comment on Did the Borgias kill Prince Djem? by Borgia incest: blame Lucrezia? - Maryann Philip

Borgia incest: blame Lucrezia? - Maryann Philip — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:26:21 +0000

[...] how he got labelled a poisoner. Though he may not always have deserved the label (see for example http://maryannphilip.com/borgias-kill-prince-djem/), at least we can see where it came [...]

Comment on Lucrezia Borgia Pregnant and in a Convent? by Borgia incest: blame Lucrezia? - Maryann Philip

Borgia incest: blame Lucrezia? - Maryann Philip — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:48:51 +0000

[...] The Borgia men did some very bad things–I’ve blogged about a number of them. In contrast, the worst we know about Lucrezia is that she may have had a baby out of wedlock. The probable father is known and it was not a family member, much less the fictional Paolo from the Showtime series. (See above post; also see http://maryannphilip.com/lucrezia-borgia-pregnant-convent/) . [...]

Comment on Were Cesare Borgia, Pope Alexander VI and Lucrezia Borgia Involved in Incest? by Borgia incest: blame Lucrezia? - Maryann Philip

Borgia incest: blame Lucrezia? - Maryann Philip — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:45:48 +0000

[...] History reverberates with rumors that the Borgias–father, son Cesare and daughter Lucrezia–committed incest. Showtime could have taken the high road and avoided the rumors all together, since they are unlikely to be true. (See http://maryannphilip.com/cesare-borgia-pope-alexander-vi-lucrezia-borgia-involved-incest/). [...]