Medieval History
Affecting that familiar air of above-it-all, actorly bewilderment, Jeremy Irons wondered last week what sort of society we?ve become. After all, he complained, a chap can?t even pat a woman on the backside without it being misinterpreted.
?The assumption must be that all men are evil, and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits, whenever they have free scope,? he complained. Oops, no, that was Niccolò Machiavelli, explaining the subtleties of statecraft in 15th-century Italy. What Jeremy actually said, in the course of plugging his lavish new TV series, The Borgias, was that political correctness, and the various prohibitions it imposes, are largely a result of there being ?too many people in power with too little to do?.
Click here to read this article from the Daily Telegraph
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Medieval History
The Borgias: the past is all death and debauchery
Affecting that familiar air of above-it-all, actorly bewilderment, Jeremy Irons wondered last week what sort of society we?ve become. After all, he complained, a chap can?t even pat a woman on the backside without it being misinterpreted.
?The assumption must be that all men are evil, and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits, whenever they have free scope,? he complained. Oops, no, that was Niccolò Machiavelli, explaining the subtleties of statecraft in 15th-century Italy. What Jeremy actually said, in the course of plugging his lavish new TV series, The Borgias, was that political correctness, and the various prohibitions it imposes, are largely a result of there being ?too many people in power with too little to do?.
Click here to read this article from the Daily Telegraph
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COLOGNE, Germany - This city in western Germany is banking its future on its Jewish past. But at present, the investment is exacting a heavy price: $52 million, to be exact. Following a divisive decades-long battle, Cologne's municipal government...
- The Borgias Renewed For Second Season
Showtime has renewed The Borgias ? the story of intrigue and murder set in 15th century Italy ? for a second season. David Nevins, President of Entertainment at Showtime Networks, announced that ten more one-hour episodes will be filmed this summer and...
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Cable TV seems to be going Middle Ages crazy. Three sumptuous new series from premium channels Starz, HBO and Showtime transport us to medieval worlds of raging power struggles, bloody battles and lavish trappings. Prepare to be treated to more castles,...
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