Paul Strathern

The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped (2009)

Strathern's narrative is as thorough as non-academic historical non-fiction can and should get, which suits perfectly for all the war, intrigue, art, and power plays that comprised the spirit of the era in which Borgia, Machiavelli, and Da Vinci lived and thrived. At its core, the book does provi...