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The Borgias

Season 1 Episode 8: Part 8

Cesare again seeks Louis XII of France as an ally to gain an army since his condottieri have deserted him. He is even enlisting peasants and arming them. Lucrezia has had a still-born child and is being purged and bled by her doctors;...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Part 1

1. Part 1

Aired: Oct 14, 1981

On the death of Pope Innocent VIII in 1492, the 60-year-old Borgia wants the ...

Episode 2 Part 2

2. Part 2

Aired: Oct 21, 1981

Charles VIII of France invades northern Italy on his way to Naples, pledging ...

Episode 3 Part 3

3. Part 3

Aired: Oct 27, 1981

Alexander VI sends his son Giovanni (Juan) as head of his mostly Spanish army...

Episode 4 Part 4

4. Part 4

Aired: Nov 3, 1981

Lucrezia, confined to a convent, confesses to Cesare (as a priest/cardinal) t...

Episode 5 Part 5

5. Part 5

Aired: Nov 10, 1981

Lucrezia's husband returns from Naples to his pregnant wife, as ordered by th...

Episode 6 Part 6

6. Part 6

Aired: Nov 17, 1981

Cesare Borgia has agreed to aid the King of France in regaining Naples in exc...

Episode 7 Part 7

7. Part 7

Aired: Nov 24, 1981

Lucrezia is poised to marry the Duke of Ferrara, meeting with his representat...

Episode 8 Part 8

8. Part 8

Aired: Dec 1, 1981

Cesare again seeks Louis XII of France as an ally to gain an army since his c...

Episode 9 Part 9

9. Part 9

Aired: Dec 8, 1981

Apparently making a good confession, Pope Alexander VI dies; Cesare is still ...

Episode 10 Part 10

10. Part 10

Aired: Dec 15, 1981

Cesare Borgia controls the votes of the 11 Spanish cardinals; he bargains wit...

Info about The Borgias

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama, History, Biography