All I know about the Borgias is that they were an Italian family heavy into poisoning.
I think I heard about Machiavelli in high school, but didn't read any excepts until college. Knowing about him could just be one of those general knowledge things I picked up somewhere along the line, though.
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I think I heard about Machiavelli in high school, but didn't read any excepts until college. Knowing about him could just be one of those general knowledge things I picked up somewhere along the line, though.