The Borgias

Pope Alexander VI takes a new lover and hosts a grand celebration; the rivalry between Cesare and Juan spills into the streets; Lucrezia tends to her newborn child; Della Rovere escapes assassination.

The father of Lucrezia's child travels to Rome but suffers an unfortunate fate at the hands of Juan; the Pope's lovers take him in disguise on a tour of Rome's indigent.

Lucrezia embarks on a hunger strike over her father's refusal to allow a Catholic burial for her lover; the French turn back toward Rome; Della Rovere slips back into the city.

Cesare recruits a band of mercenaries to seek revenge on the retreating French troops; the Pope forges more strategic alliances; Lucrezia joins Giulia's quest to aid Rome's poor.

Cesare deals with the cunning Sforzas decisively; Alexander travels to Florence in disguise to hear the fiery preacher Savonarola.

Alexander fasts after a lightning strike on St. Peter's Basilica; Cesare tries to prove his worth as a military commander; the Pope pressures Lucrezia to enter another political marriage.

Juan's triumph in Spain is short-lived; Lucrezia scuttles a scheme to marry her off to a rich merchant; Savonarola conducts the infamous Bonfire of the Vanities.

Back in Rome, Juan flaunts a wounded leg and spins a yarn about his valiant conduct at his army’s defeat at Forli. Lucrezia, Giulia and Vanozza discover that the improvements to an orphanage they demanded from the Cardinals have not been begun.

A new taster is recruited, and Antonello gets the job – Della Rovere’s assassin is ready to strike. In Florence, Cesare challenges Savonarola to a trial by fire.

Cesare, determined to destroy his legacy as well as his body, fakes a confession and Savonarola is burned as a heretic. Meanwhile, a new suitor for Lucrezia’s hand – Alfonso of Aragon – arrives in Rome.