The Cardinal's Hat is the remarkable story of just how Ippolito d'Este, the second son of Lucretia Borgia, obtained the desired cardinal's hat as well as came to be the Archbishop of Milan.

Dealing with Ippolito's letters as well as journals, recently uncovered in an archive in Modena, Italy, Mary Hollingsworth has actually assembled together a remarkable as well as without a doubt sexy story of this Renaissance cardinal as well as his roadway to power as well as wealth in 16th century Europe. The journals document every facet of Ippolito's comings as well as goings, as well as he comes to life from the trivial matters, as do the lives of his team.