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Discuss the first article by @Ysengrimus here
Finally, Florence having sovereignty over Forli and Romagna would mean them having a territory cutting off mid and southern Italy from the North, and being probably even more key players than they were.
Sounds like a @Lord Roem themed dystopia.Oh now this is a cracking read @Ysengrimus that I'm working through slowly - I have to admit that the Borgias are a fascinating family I've only ever brushed against in terms of historical knowledge
But may I also say I love your horror work - I knew your name seemed familiar, and worked back through my blog to find out why. Your story, Tindalos, Inc was excellent in the Corporate Cthulhu anthology!
There are some great moments reading history where terrible figures are made to look ridiculous. Besides this Monty-Python-esque moment at Forli, Stratham records Cesare being injured while exercising. That is, he was doing vaults over donkey's backs--I guess because why not--and mistimed his leap. End result: donkey kicks Cesare Borgia midair and knocks him right out. Concussion for sure.The fact Borgia was almost done in by falling for flirting and then happened to jump at the right time is amazing
There are some great moments reading history where terrible figures are made to look ridiculous. Besides this Monty-Python-esque moment at Forli, Stratham records Cesare being injured while exercising. That is, he was doing vaults over donkey's backs--I guess because why not--and mistimed his leap. End result: donkey kicks Cesare Borgia midair and knocks him right out. Concussion for sure.
Oh now this is a cracking read @Ysengrimus that I'm working through slowly - I have to admit that the Borgias are a fascinating family I've only ever brushed against in terms of historical knowledge.
I'd really love to see a TL made of this idea.
We have a monthly short story contest on this forum and one of the nice things about these articles, is they make a nice resource if you have an idea but not the background knowledge.
I know one of my proudest moments was when a @Charles EP M. entry used one of my articles as a starting point. If a contest comes up that is suitable I might well try a short about Machiavelli's the princess.
We have a monthly short story contest!? Hot diggity damn. I'm really excited to see what you might do with THE PRINCESS. My chief frame of reference for the life of Caterina Sforza is Elizabeth Lev's TIGRESS OF FORLI, especially when it comes to her early dealings with Florence. There is another blog I wrote a while ago about the sources I currently have available on Ren. Italy HERE if that's of any help.
Also, I love @Charles EP M. 's work too!