Lucrezia Borgia

Not Just the Tudors

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4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

For our final foray into the shadowy Renaissance world of the Borgia Dynasty, we explore the enigma that was Lucrezia Borgia, whose life navigating a perilous patriarchal landscape was enmeshed in scandals and power struggles.

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Distinguished Professor Diane Ghirardo dissect the myths and reveal the truths surrounding Lucrezia Borgia, from her role as a political pawn to the allegations of her involvement in dark deeds, ending with her eventual emergence as a respected figure seeking redemption.

Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb.
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0:27.6	Hello, I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb and welcome to not just the Tudors from History Hit,
0:33.3	the podcast in which we explore everything from Anne Berlin to the Aztecs,
0:37.7	from Holbein to the Huguenots, from Shakespeare to Samarise.
0:43.1	Relieved by regular doses of murder, espionage and witchcraft.
0:47.6	Not in other words just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors.
1:03.0	Few figures in the Renaissance captured the imagination quite like Lucretcher Borgia.
1:10.0	Hers was a life woven through with threads of scandal, ambition and survival.
1:15.8	Lucretcha was a pawn in her family's machinations and quest for power.
1:21.4	All this month on not just the Tudors, we're stepping into the shadowy world of the Borgia dynasty.
1:22.8	At just 13, Lucretia, or Lucretia, was married in a union designed to cement alliances.
1:29.3	But when the agreement no longer served the Borgia's interests, her marriage was annulled.
1:36.4	Her second marriage ended in the brutal murder of her husband,
1:41.0	fueling rumours of Lucretcher's involvement in dark deeds, a femme fatale who used
1:46.5	seduction and poison to achieve her ends, black widow who ensnared men only to discard them
1:52.8	when they were no longer useful.
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