Viking Raid on Paris: Ragnar Lodbrok's Siege (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (29 Mar 2026)
Today's historical events:
Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice.
Battle of Towton: Edward …
Bittersweet Past: The Borgias: The Original Crime Family
On this episode from our archives, we tell a true story of corruption, evil, and avarice...
A powerful, unscrupulous man whose two greatest vices are greed and lust. He's close to his family...perhaps too close (particularly his daughter). He has many children by different women, but the three he …
#98 – Savonarola Part 5
In 1492, Lorenzo The Magnificent died. His heir was his eldest son, 20 year old Piero de’ Medici, a useless turd. The Pope died soon afterwards and was replaced by the corrupt Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia as Pope Alexander VI. Savonarola proclaimed that the “Sword of the Lord” would soon descend upon Fl…
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood: The Peak of the Ezio Trilogy?
The Brotherhood rises.
Following the events of Assassin's Creed II, Ezio Auditore arrives in Rome to rebuild the Assassin Brotherhood and wage war against Cesare Borgia in one of Ubisoft's most beloved entries in the series.
In this complete retrospective, we explore everything that made Assassin's…
The Humanity of Villains: Dissecting Rodrigo Borgia in The Borgias
This week, host Margaret McNellis kicks off a new dissection series focused on the hit show The Borgias. How do characters sitting at the very peak of a system navigate the rigid power structures around them? Margaret explores the complex agency of Rodrigo Borgia, breaking down how storytellers can…
Pope Alexander VI _ The Pope Behind the Borgia Family _ Renaissance History
Close your eyes and journey back to the Italian Renaissance of 1492, where a powerful Spanish cardinal bought the papacy and unleashed his family onto the world stage. Rodrigo Borgia became Pope Alexander VI, a man whose ambition knew no bounds. He used his illegitimate children—Cesare, the ruthles…
Pope Alexander VI _ The Pope Behind the Borgia Family _ Renaissance History
Close your eyes and journey back to the Italian Renaissance of 1492, where a powerful Spanish cardinal bought the papacy and unleashed his family onto the world stage. A story of ambition, intrigue, and the family that defined an era. Rodrigo Borgia became Pope Alexander VI, a man whose desire for …
THE BORGIA CRIME FAMILY AND THE LEGEND OF LUCRETIA BORGIA
🎙️ 1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME The Borgia Crimes: Murder, Power, and the Legend of Lucretia Part One — The Poisoned Name
"For five hundred years, her name has been synonymous with murder by poison. The real shocker? She never poisoned anyone. Her only crime was being born into a family of mu…
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