Pope Alexander III (1159-81): The Art of Survival
Anne J. Duggan, Peter D. Clarke and Brenda Bolton
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Alexander III was one of the most important popes of the Middle Ages and his papacy (1159-81) marked...
Parody, Scriblerian Wit and the Rise of the Novel: Parodic Textuality from Pope to Sterne
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Parody was a crucial technique for the satirists and novelists associated with the Scriblerus Club....
The Borgias: History's Most Notorious Dynasty
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The Borgias have become a byword for pride, lust, cruelty, avarice, splendour and venomous intrigue....
In the Name of the Family (Borgias #2)
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1502 and Renaissance Italy is in turmoil. Backed by the money and wily power of his ageing father...
Littlejohn's Britain
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Richard Littlejohn's cast of characters - including Two Jags, the Wicked Witch, Captain Hook and the...