The deadly sisterhood
Subtitle: a story of women, power, and intrigue in the Italian Renaissance, 1427-1527
By: Leonie Frieda
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9780061563089
Subjects: Intellectual life; Kings and rulers; Women; Renaissance; History
Description: 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.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain in 2012"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-379) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : She-wolf of the Romagna; title: pt. 1. 1471-1484. Power from behind the veil; title: The princess bride; title: La Dame de Petit Sens; title: Fair is foul and foul is fair; title: Mistress of the Revels in Rome; title: The Virago holds the Holy city hostage; title: pt. 2. 1477-1503. From kissing cousins to killing cousins; title: Queen Mother of Florence and the princess brides; title: A wonderful family man; title: Sibling rivalry; title: Pandora's box; title: The immaculate Duchess Lucrezia; title: Fortune's child; title: 'You are only a woman. I forgive you'; title: Caterina's loss, Lucrezia's gain; title: Lucrezia and Isabella do battle; title: Lucrezia's embarrassment; title: Cesare's troubles; title: pt. 3. 1500-1527. The Duke of Romagna and the Borgia die out; title: The Medici restored; title: Lucrezia the Duchess; title: Saving face; title: The last man standing.