Is the movie The Borgias historically accurate?
Borgia isn't perfectly historically accurate - no historical TV series ever is. But at least, unlike The Borgias, they followed the interesting historical framework without straying too far from what actually happened. 5 out of 9 found this helpful.
How many seasons of the Borgias will there be?
Jordan has stated that the ideal would be a series of four seasons so he could span at least the period of Rodrigo Borgia 's papacy (1492–1503). For the role of Rodrigo Borgia, Jordan turned to Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons, known for playing villains and anti-heroes.
What is the genre of the Borgias?
The Borgias Genre Historical fiction Created by Neil Jordan Written by Neil Jordan David Leland Guy Burt Starring Jeremy Irons François Arnaud Holliday Gr ... 21 more rows ...
What are some of the casting mistakes in Borgia?
The only real casting mistake in Borgia is the choice of John Doman as Rodrigo Borgia - not that he's a bad actor, but he just doesn't fit the role very well, especially with his strong American accent. However, after a few episodes I became used to him.
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Did Lucrezia Borgia have syphilis?
Syphilis affected many illustrious personages in the 15th and 16th centu- ry, such as the Kings of France, Charles VIII and Francis I; the popes Alexander VI, Julius II and Leo X; Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, Erasmus of Rotterdam and Benvenutto Cellini, who, among oth- ers, survived syphilis without consequences1.
How accurate is Borgia Faith and Fear?
While he seems to have done a few historical costume movies, his costumes for Borgia: Faith and Fear aren't the most historically accurate nor are they particularly fun to look at. The Showtime version may take historical liberties, but at least the costumes appear consistently fantastic.
Did The Borgias and Medicis know each other?
Their name has become a byword for murder and incest, making the Borgia the most notorious family in Renaissance Italy. They were not friends of the Medici.
Is The Borgias based on a real pope?
The Borgias, also known as the Borjas, were a European papal family of Spanish origin that became prominent during the Renaissance. The family produced three popes of the Catholic Church: Pope Callixtus III (born Alfons de Borja; 1378–1458) – served as pope from 8 April 1455 until his death on 6 August 1458.
Did Cesare Borgia wear a mask?
When Cesare Borgia celebrated Carnival or when he met envoys in town incognito, he often wore a mask, both in Rome and Cesena.
Which Pope had a child with his daughter?
And the old man licking his lips at the antics of the call-girls was none other than the Pope himself, Alexander VI, formerly known as Rodrigo Borgia. It is said that his daughter Lucrezia and his son Cesare were also there, enjoying the spectacle.
How old was Lucrezia Borgia when she died?
39 years (1480–1519)Lucrezia Borgia / Age at deathWhen Alexander VI died in 1503, Lucrezia ceased to play a political role and led a more normal life at the brilliant court of Ferrara, which became a centre for the arts and letters of the Italian Renaissance. She turned to religion in her last years and died at the age of 39.
What does Borgia mean in Italian?
soldier. an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army. Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)
Were The Borgias Spanish or Italian?
Borgia Family, Spanish Borja, descendants of a noble line, originally from Valencia, Spain, that established roots in Italy and became prominent in ecclesiastical and political affairs in the 1400s and 1500s. The house of the Borgias produced two popes and many other political and church leaders.
Are there any Borgias alive today?
Cesare Borgia, Duca di Valentinois (September 13, 1475 – March 12, 1507), Duke of Valentinois was a Spanish-Italian condottiero, lord and cardinal. He was the son of Pope Alexander VI and his long-term mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei. Yes, there are Borgia descendants today.
What did St Malachy predict?
A "Prophecy of the Popes" is attributed to Malachy, which is claimed to predict that there would be only 112 more popes before the Last Judgment. Benedictine Arnold de Wyon discovered and published the so-called "Doomsday Prophecy" in 1590. Most scholars consider the document a 16th-century elaborate hoax.
How old was Rodrigo Borgia when he died?
72 years (1431–1503)Pope Alexander VI / Age at death
Why was the Borgia series Cancelled?
Showtime has canceled its original series "The Borgias" saying the period drama was too expensive. "The Borgias" creator Neil Jordan spoke with Deadline saying, "When they looked at what it could cost it was just too expensive."
Are there any Borgia descendants?
Therefore, the answer is that if Wikidata is right, there are three present day monarchs descendants from pope Alexander VI: the monarchs of Liechtenstein, Belgium and Spain. The monarchs of several extinct monarchies (like those of Portugal and Italy) also descended from the pope Borgia.
Why did Borgia fail?
Borgia then made a mistake by not preventing the election of a Pope hostile to him. In short, Borgia was a model prince and did all things well, except for his poor judgment about Julius II, which caused his downfall.
Was Rodrigo Borgia a Templar?
As a cardinal By the time Rodrigo served under Pope Sixtus IV, he had become a member of the Templar Order in 1458, and later became Grand Master of the Roman Rite in 1476.
Who is the villain in the Borgias?
In the American series, we are invited to be shocked at the way the Borgias behave, mostly by means of setting up the Borgias’ principal enemy, cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, as a ‘good guy’ who is constantly outraged by the behaviour of his nemesis.
Who played Lucrezia in the Borgias?
I thoroughly enjoyed Neil Jordan’s The Borgias, especially Jeremy Irons as Pope Alexander and Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia. This isn’t a period I know much about, and so it was instructive in the general history of the time and place, if not the details.
What was Machiavelli's book called?
Machiavelli’s life intersected with the Borgias, and like most people, I knew little about him except his reputation and that he wrote a book called The Prince. So when I had a chance to review Wildman’s novel for Helen Hollick’s historical fiction website Discovering Diamonds, I jumped at it.
SPB1987 Newbie
If anyone has been watching "The Borgias" TV series, do you know how historically accurate it has been?
Trogool Well-Known Member
I have been reading up on the Borgia family since my first post and if even 10% of the claims are true then Pope Alexander VI was a very sinister character.
Trogool Well-Known Member
Interesting. So a Pope can be a complete scoundrel but somehow be guided by God when he speaks ex cathedra?
Trogool Well-Known Member
"You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?"
WayonDown Newbie
I haven't seen the T.V series, but he was the reason the word "bourgeois" came about. How's that for some family history!
SolomonVII Well-Known Member
It was rumoured but not substantiated that Borgia succeeded in buying the largest number of votes and Sforza, in particular, was bribed with four mule-loads of silver. [8] This was portrayed in the Showtime TV series The Borgias (2011) but is a popular falsehood about Pope Alexander.
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If anyone has been watching "The Borgias" TV series, do you know how historically accurate it has been?
What is the most annoying thing in The Borgias?
One of the most annoying things in The Borgias (Showtime) was “Ursula Bonadeo”. Oh, please deliver me from this terrible oppressive marriage, help me Cesare. The two men duel, DUEL! And she is “delivered” but becomes a moaning guilt-ridden fool! Oh, you killed mu husband, you murdered him! It was a duel and you basically asked him to murder your husband, you wanted this and now you’re moaning in the most ridiculous way possible and now you’re going to join a convent. GO! Go be a nun you stupid woman, I am sick of your moaning!
When did the Borgias boom?
There was a Borgia boom in 2011 when, aiming to capitalize on the commercial success of The Tudors, the television world realized there was one obvious way to up the ante. Not one but two completely unrelated Borgia TV series were made in 2011. Many have run across the American Showtime series The Borgias, but fewer people know about Borgia, ...
What is the great writing test?
The great writing test is how to do Giovanni/Juan’s murder. Since some people do and some don’t know their gory Borgia history, part of the audience knows it’s coming, and part doesn’t. Historians still aren’t sure who did it, whether it was Cesare or someone else, and what the motive was.
What did Orsini do with the iron fire poker?
Orsini grabs the iron fire poker and hits his wife over the head, full force, wham, wham, dead. He drops the fire poker on her corpse and walks briskly out of the room, leaving it for the servants to clean up. Yes. That is the right thing, because this is the Renaissance, and these people are terrible.
When did black become cheap?
Black only became cheap with anilene dyes post 1856.
Is Cesare the eldest brother?
Now, historians aren’ t certain of Cesare’s birth date. He may be the eldest of his full siblings, or second. Showtime’s “elder brother” Cesare taking care of Lucrezia. The difference between Cesare as elder brother and Cesare as younger brother in the shows is fascinating.
When was the Borgias canceled?
For the BBC Two television series, see The Borgias (1981 TV series). The Borgias is a historical-fiction drama television series created by Neil Jordan; it debuted in 2011 and was canceled in 2013. The series is set in Renaissance -era Italy and follows ...
What era is the Borgia family set in?
The series is set in Renaissance -era Italy and follows the Borgia family in their scandalous ascension to the papacy. Mercilessly cruel and defiantly decadent, the Borgias use bribery, simony, intimidation and murder in their relentless quest for wealth and power that make them history's most infamous crime family. It stars Jeremy Irons as Pope Alexander VI with François Arnaud as Cesare, Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia and David Oakes as Juan. Colm Feore also stars as Cardinal della Rovere (later Pope Julius II ).
How good was the first season of The Tudors?
The show's first season received generally favorable reviews in the United States, scoring 66 out of 100 based on 25 critics on Metacritic. Robert Bianco of USA Today said, "... seen from a safe distance, captured by a sterling cast led in marvelous high style by Jeremy Irons, and presented with all the brio, flair and sumptuous design TV can muster, the infamous family is almost addictively entertaining". Linda Stasi of the New York Post gave the season a 3.5/4 rating, remarking "'The Borgias' (the series) makes The Tudors look like a bunch of amateurs with bigger lips."
Is The Tudors a cable movie?
In 2010, Steven Spielberg, the head of DreamWorks Pictures (now a producer of The Borgias ), suggested the film be turned into a cable drama, and Jordan took the idea over to Showtime executives who, wanting to fill the void historical series The Tudors would leave after its final season, commissioned the series.
Did The Ottomans fight in Barbary Wars?
I never really gone that deep into The Barbary Wars during the 1810s (I think) other than the basics such as places like Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli raiding merchant ships and being attacked by American and British warships (probably even more countries included).
B-17 crew that crashed in Masbate, Philippines but escaped to Roxas City, Capiz
Does anyone have an idea if the B-17 crew that arrived in Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines in December 22, 1941 that is mentioned in Milton Walter Meyer's book, Letters Home: The Meyers & Capiz 1919-1943 survived? Or does anyone at least know their names?
Storyline
The rise to power, and start of a dynasty, of the Borgia family. Rodrigo Borgia ascends within the Catholic Church, becoming Pope Alexander VI. The position brings with it many enemies, internal and state-based, and he has to use all of his abilities of diplomacy, ruthlessness, charm, and the power of the church to stay in power, and alive.
Did you know
The show was originally going to have four seasons, but when Neil Jordan thought about doing the fourth season, he didn't have the energy or even story to do ten episodes. Instead of that, he proposed Showtime to wrap up everything with a two-hour television movie.
Storyline
It was the age of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo, of enlightened creativity and unparalleled intellectual achievement. But it was also the age of Machievelli, of rampant lawlessness, incessant war, and unspeakable depravity. At the heart of the world order was the Vatican, the arbiter of conflicts between kingdoms and empires.
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Nearly all of the principal actors and actresses were using their natural accents (be they American, Russian, Czech, Italian, et cetera) with a few notable exceptions. Mark Ryder (Cesare Borgia) and Diarmuid Noyes (Alessandro Farnese) are Irish but used English accents on the show.
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Overview
Reception
The show's first season received generally favorable reviews in the United States, scoring 66 out of 100 based on 25 critics on Metacritic. Robert Bianco of USA Today said, "... seen from a safe distance, captured by a sterling cast led in marvelous high style by Jeremy Irons, and presented with all the brio, flair and sumptuous design TV can muster, the infamous family is almost addictively entertaining". Linda Stasi of the New York Post gave the season a 3.5/4 rating, remarki…
Plot overview
The series follows the rise of the Borgia family to the pinnacle of the Catholic Church and their struggles to maintain their grip on power. The beginning of the first season depicts the election of Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy through simony and bribery, with the help of his sons, Cesare and Juan. Upon winning the election, Rodrigo Borgia becomes Pope Alexander VI, which then thrusts him and his family deep into the murky heart of politics in fifteenth-century Europe: from shifting loy…
Cast
• Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia / Pope Alexander VI: An ambitious clergyman and patriarch of the Borgia family, he uses his position to acquire wealth, power and influence, becoming pope in 1492. Shrewd and scheming, he is utterly devoted to his family but enjoys the company of beautiful women, as well. The Pope, despite his corruption and cunning, believes he is doing what is right but often questions himself and his actions when innocents are caught in the crossfire. …
Production
The series is an international co-production, filmed in Hungary, and produced in Canada. Filming in Hungary mainly took place at the Korda Studios in Etyek, just west of Budapest.
Jordan had tried to direct a film about the Borgia reign for over a decade, and the project had many times come close to fruition, with stars such as Colin Farrell and Scarlett Johansson attached to it. In 2010, Steven Spielberg, the head of DreamWorks Pictures (now a producer of The Borgias…
Episodes
The first season consists of nine episodes; the premiere encompassed two episodes, with the remaining seven episodes being first-aired each week following. The second season consisted of ten episodes, the first half of which were written by show creator Neil Jordan, whereas the latter half was written by noted English writer-director David Leland, who joined the series' staff as co-showrunner and producer and directed its last two episodes. The finale of season 2 was written …
External links
• The Borgias at IMDb
• borgias.bravo.ca, official website at Bravo!
• sho.com/borgias, official website at Showtime
• Behind the scenes pictures of the first and second seasons at Crews for News [1], [2]