In the latest episode in our series on history’s biggest topics, Professor Jill Burke tackles listener questions and internet search queries on the Borgias, from rumours of incest and the Banquet of the Chestnuts to the forgotten triumphs Pope Alexander VI.
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L'Histoire est partout, si bien que l'on pourrait faire de l'Histoire économique, sociale, politique, scientifique, militaire, etc..Ce que je vous propose à travers ce podcast Nota Bene, c'est de m'accompagner pour découvrir cette histoire, de l'antiquité à nos jours, à travers d ... Show More
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