Pope Alexander VI

Eventually I confront the chief of the Templars, the vulpine Rodrigo Borgia, also known as Pope Alexander VI, within the Sistine Chapel and its ancient vaults.

NYT > Technology 2009

Jeremy Irons stars as scheming Rodrigo Borgia, who had himself made Pope Alexander VI in 1492, and famously fathered a brood of vile children.

Servants, Swords and Sad Sex Nancy deWolf Smith 2011

Led by the patriarch, Rodrigo Borgia Jeremy Irons, who became Pope Alexander VI, this family lived, lusted and murdered its way into history.

Jackie K. Cooper: A Tepid Look at The Borgias Jackie K. Cooper 2011

Their package to Pope Alexander VI, created with such care by Colombina, had been welcomed with relish.

The Poet Prince KATHLEEN MCGOWAN 2010

Today in 1493, Pope Alexander VI gave most of the New World to Spain via the papal bull Inter caetera.

madkestrel: Today in 1493, Pope Alexander VI gave mo madkestrel 2010

The best counter to those advocating a rigid "no talk" stance is to request they read Machiavelli's The Prince, particular the sections citing master dissemblers King Ferdinand of Aragon and Pope Alexander VI, and Cesare Borgia, who baited a fatal trap for his enemies with the promise of talking to resolve grievances.

Steal This Movie! Steven Barnes 2009

There's plenty more the teacher skipped, including a bit of performance art co-starring Byzantine Empress Theodora and a live goose; Jean-Jacques Rousseau's avowed predilection for spankings; a coital competition sponsored by Pope Alexander VI; eyewitness descriptions of the Devil's phallus ( "as long as some kitchen utensils"), and a dirty joke scribbled in Leonardo da Vinci's notebook.

Ages of Consent: The Story of Sex 2008

Page Simon Upper Grandview, N. Y.The Catholic Church has survived centuries of shooting itself in the foot: the Crusades, the Medicis, the greed and scheming of Pope Alexander VI, the persecution of Galileo and others, the Inquisition and the obscene silence over the Holocaust at the center of this century.

Mail Call 2008

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI issued a papal bull that established a “line of demarcation,” running north and south one hundred leagues west of the Azores.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

Susan Loughran Lewiston, New YorkThe Catholic Church has survived centuries of shooting itself in the foot: the Crusades, the Medicis, the greed and scheming of Pope Alexander VI, the persecution of Galileo and others, the Inquisition, and the obscene silence over the Holocaust at the center of this century.

Online Challenge: E-Life For Everyone 2008