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Borgia
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Definition:an Italo-Spanish noble family during the Renaissance.[...]Especially during the reign of Alexander VI, they were suspected of many crimes, including adultery, incest, simony, theft, bribery, and murder (especially murder by arsenic poisoning). Because of their grasping for power, they made enemies of the Medici, the Sforza, and the Dominican friar Savonarola, among others. They were also patrons of the arts who contributed to the Renaissance.licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike---The most infamous member of the family (in literature anyway) is Lucrezia who is usually cast as femme fatale. Having the pope as your father has its advantages...
painting: by Bartolomeo Veneto (1520)
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Blackadder: Your cream custard has the texture of cat's vomit.
Baldrick: Again it's.....
Blackadder: If you were to serve one of your meals in staff HQ you'd be arrested for the greatest mass poisoning since Lucrezia Borgia invited 500 of her close friends around for a wine and anthrax party. No, we'll have to think of a better plan than that.
BBC. Blackadder, season 4: Captain Cook
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“When did Jo. die?” I asked rather absently. The answer took my breath:
“Pretty soon after I looked at him through that knot-hole, w’en you had put something in his w’isky, you derned Borgia!”
Recovering somewhat from my surprise at this astounding charge, I was half-minded to throttle the audacious accuser, but was restrained by a sudden conviction that came to me in the light of a revelation. I fixed a grave look upon him and asked, as calmly as I could: “And when did you go luny?”
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