Borgias

"The Borgias is a history of Roderigo Borgia's corrupt rise to power, purchasing the office of Pope and assuming the name of Alexander VI. During his eleven-year reign, he and his family were responsible for countless acts of murder, theft, and betrayal; today the name of Borgia has become almost synonymous with poisoning one's guests."@en
"CELEBRATED CRIMES Vol I, Part 1: The Borgias There are dreadful -- perhaps scurrilous -- rumors about the Borgias of renaissance Italy, and here Dumas, author of such classics as THE THREE MUSKETEERS, in his Celebrated Crimes series, dishes up the dirt in all its ugly glory. This book was not written for children. Dumas has minced no words in describing the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader -- for whom the books are intended -- will."@en