"There Would Be No Wars If Women Ruled" And Other Myths on Female Violence

On Christmas morning, 1492, the residents of Forlì, Italy, awoke to an invading army of 15,000 strong led by the murderous Cesare Borgia. Months earlier, Cesare's dad Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI), had decreed his family the rightful rulers of Romagna. The noble Italian families were ordered to turn all their titles and lands over to the Borgia upstart. In exchange for filling the papal coffers, they got to keep their heads. The power grab would have gone over without a hitch except for one unforeseen disruption— Caterina Sforza, the Countess of Forlì. <a href="https://medium.com/history-of-women/there-would-be-no-wars-if-women-ruled-and-other-myths-on-female-violence-942df6b74800">Click Here</a>