This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. On a spring day in 1480, Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia ordered various astrologers to his home in Rome to ...

Discover an itinerary steeped in the history and heritage of one of the most important Valencian families of all time. Travel back in time and explore the Region of Valencia through the Borja. Explore ...

The Borgias were Spanish by origin and were viewed ... be one of the most shameful and grotesque periods in Roman Catholic history. According to some modern estimates, around 150,000 people ...