In March 1507, Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, found himself isolated and surrounded by enemies near the town of Vianna 80 miles south of Bilbao. He was 31 but had already enjoyed a glittering career. A bishop at…
Month: March 2020
History no guide as Riyadh pounds the oil price
Commentators are turning to the past to help forecast the effect of Saudi Arabia’s decision to slash oil prices and the arrest last week of senior members of the Al-Saud family But history is being echoed in these events, not…