Murder, greed, orgies, corruption. The Borgia family did it all, 500 years ago, muscling their way into the papacy in a ruthless bid for power. The notorious family and their sensational exploits ...

A family businessSurrounded by the elite of Europe, Pope Alexander VI (center), né Rodrigo Borgia, dominates this detail of a 1500 painting by Cola da Orte. Among the men behind him stands his ...

The historical drama from Neil Jordan stars Jeremy Irons as a devious Spanish cardinal and patriarch of the Borgia family. By Tim Goodman The tagline for the new Showtime historical drama The ...

Whether modern depictions of the appearance of Jesus are historically accurate has long been a subject of debate, and one rumor related to that debate holds that the modern image of Jesus is ...

Cantarella was the poison of choice for the Borgia family. But what was in the deadly poison? And why has it become infamous? In 1503, Pope Alexander VI had a bit of a problem with the Venetian ...

When members of the infamous Borgia family gathered for a meal in Renaissance Italy, it is probable that the dining room was cavernous, the conversation treasonous and the food and wine glorious.

The Borgia coat of arms conveys the power associated with Lucrezia’s family. Photograph by Scala, Florence Throughout her short life, Lucrezia Borgia was considered beautiful. In her early 20s ...

The real question might not be what, but whom? Cesare Borgia stands as the best candidate, at least according to In the Name of the Family, historical novelist Sarah Dunant's second work (after ...

Showtime announced Wednesday that the saga of the historical Borgia family will end on June 16, after three seasons. The series which stars Jeremy Irons as Pope Alexander VI, the patriarch of the ...

By Lesley Goldberg The notorious Borgia family, the 15th century dynasty that became known for spawning the worst of the bad popes, has inspired a dozen films and TV series. In Neil Jordan's ...