An edition of The deadly sisterhood (2012)

The deadly sisterhood

a story of women, power, and intrigue in the Italian Renaissance, 1427-1527

First U.S. edition.

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An edition of The deadly sisterhood (2012)

The deadly sisterhood

a story of women, power, and intrigue in the Italian Renaissance, 1427-1527

First U.S. edition.

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Tells the story of the famous and infamous women of the late Italian Renaissance, tied together by political marriages and bloodlines, and reassesses the reputations of such celebrated figures as Isabella d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia.

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HarperCollins
Language
English
Pages
403

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Subjects

Intellectual life, Kings and rulers, Women, Renaissance, History, Renaissance, italy, Italy, kings and rulers, Women, italy, Italy, intellectual life, Biography, Upper class women, Upper class

People

Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1425-1482), Beatrice consort of Lodovico Sforza il Moro, Duke of Milan (1475-1497), Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519), Caterina Sforza (1463-1509), Isabella d'Aragona, Duchess of Milan, consort of Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan (1470-1524), Isabella d'Este consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1474-1539)

Places

Italy

Times

Renaissance, 1450-1600

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Cover of: Deadly Sisterhood
Deadly Sisterhood: A Story of Women, Power, and Intrigue in the Italian Renaissance, 1427-1527
2014, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The deadly sisterhood
The deadly sisterhood: a story of women, power, and intrigue in the Italian Renaissance, 1427-1527
2013, HarperCollins
in English - First U.S. edition.
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Deadly Sisterhood
Deadly Sisterhood: A Story of Women, Power and Intrigue in the Italian Renaissance
2013, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The deadly sisterhood
The deadly sisterhood: a story of women, power and intrigue in the Italian Renaissance, 1427-1527
2012, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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Table of Contents

Prologue : She-wolf of the Romagna
pt. 1. 1471-1484. Power from behind the veil
The princess bride
La Dame de Petit Sens
Fair is foul and foul is fair
Mistress of the Revels in Rome
The Virago holds the Holy city hostage
pt. 2. 1477-1503. From kissing cousins to killing cousins
Queen Mother of Florence and the princess brides
A wonderful family man
Sibling rivalry
Pandora's box
The immaculate Duchess Lucrezia
Fortune's child
'You are only a woman. I forgive you'
Caterina's loss, Lucrezia's gain
Lucrezia and Isabella do battle
Lucrezia's embarrassment
Cesare's troubles
pt. 3. 1500-1527. The Duke of Romagna and the Borgia die out
The Medici restored
Lucrezia the Duchess
Saving face
The last man standing.

Edition Notes

"First published in Great Britain in 2012"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-379) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
945.06
Library of Congress
DG445 .F754 2013, D, DG445.F754 2013, DG537.8.A1 F75 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 403 pages, [24] pages of plates
Number of pages
403

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Open Library
OL26889762M
Internet Archive
deadlysisterhood0000frie_i4g1
ISBN 10
0061563080
ISBN 13
9780061563089
LCCN
2013474176
OCLC/WorldCat
795757592

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