Lucretia Borgia

New book tries to dispel the “Black Legend” of the papacy’s most scandalous dynasty

By Alessandro Speciale — November 21, 2012

VATICAN CITY (RNS) With hundreds of movies and novels devoted to their crimes and intrigues, the Borgias are probably the most controversial family in the history of the papacy. But a new book, drawing on documents from the Vatican Secret Archive, tries to cast the Renaissance dynasty in a new light and dispel the "black legend" surrounding it. By Alessandro Speciale

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