Borgia Their name has become a byword for murder and incest, making the Borgia the most notorious family in Renaissance Italy. They were not friends of the Medici. Rodrigo Borgia, the corrupt Pope ...

Laurent Binet’s Renaissance epistolary novel blends the postmodern playfulness of Umberto Eco with the vigour of Dashiell ...

Vasari recorded the lives of artists and the contribution of the Medici, in a precursor of today's PR. Machiavelli, the Godfather of Realpolitik, wrote the first modern manual for leadership ...

During the Renaissance, this ancient practice began ... When Catherine de’ Medici arrived in France in 1533, she attempted to popularize fork usage. While Catherine did much to Italianize ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance. Show more Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family ...

Michelangelo was the archetypal Renaissance man who found immense fame in his lifetime and is still remembered as one of the ...

Its opening marks a rare opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the Medici, explore Florence from a new perspective, and immerse oneself in Renaissance history. Whether admiring the city’s ...

...Medici. This documentary explores Sandro Botticelli and his innate ability to transfer the lights and shadows of the Renaissance Florence Medici era into his works ...