““Caldes” (as she calls him)” dsjdsjdjsdjs. One of Meyer’s finest moments tbh, Bellonci illustrates well the conflict that exists in many Borgia bios with the authors sometimes wanting to do a serious historical work, but at the same time not wanting to abstain from squezzing as much dramatic juice as possible, which leads to situations such as this one. And I might be mistaken, but I think she is the only Borgia scholar, that I’ve read so far, that seriously suggests an incestuous relationship between Lucrezia and Rodrigo. I had to read that bit twice because I thought for a moment I had drank too much wine and was reading it wrong (oh if only lol). Also, I look forward to the day where I won’t see the tale of Cesare stabbing Perotto in front of the pope being claimed as a fact, it’s truly embarrassing to read, every single time.