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They called her a poisoner. A seductress. A monster in a velvet dress.
But Lucrezia Borgia knew the truth: the most dangerous weapon at the Renaissance court wasn’t a dagger or a cup of poison, it was a rumour.
Daughter of a pope, pawn in her family's brutal games of power, Lucrezia spent her life walking a razor-thin line between obedience and survival. Behind the scandalous legends lies a woman who was blamed for the sins of her father and brother, while trying, and often failing, to find love, peace, and agency in a world designed to consume her.
Her Name Was Lucrezia peels back the myths to reveal a haunting portrait of a woman trapped by a reputation she never chose, and could never outrun.