Day of Ashes

Day of Ashes is the sixth episode of season two, and the fifteenth episode of the series. It was written by David Leland, and directed by John Maybury.

Plot synopsis
Convinced that a destructive lightning strike on St. Peter's Basilica during a mass was a sign of God's disapproval, Alexander begins a Lenten fast; Cesare tries to prove his worth as a military commander with a raid to steal Medici gold; the Pope pressures the reluctant Lucrezia to enter another politically advantageous marriage.

Appearances
Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia

François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia

Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia

Joanne Whalley as Vanozza Cattaneo

Lotte Verbeek as Giulia Farnese

Sean Harris as Micheletto Corella

Steven Berkoff as Girolamo Savonarola

Julian Bleach as Niccolo Machiavelli

Peter Sullivan as Cardinal Ascanio Sforza

Colm Feore as Giuliano Della Rovere

David Alpay as Calvino Pallavicini

Tom Austen as Raffaello Pallavicini

Jesse Bostick as Antonello

Bosco Hogan as Cardinal Alessandro Piccolomini

Vernon Dobtcheff as Cardinal Julius Versucci

Cesare Taurasi as Piero de Medici

John Arthur as Brother Bernardino

Roger Lloyd-Pack as Friar

Camilla Rutherford as The Woman

Zoltan Rihmer as Latin Reader

Szilárd Várnai as Doge of Venice's Nephew

David Papava as Carlo Baglione

Giacomo Gonnella as Battista Colonna

John Rado as The Bystander

David Kabelitz as Lucio

Nathan O'Toole as Vincenzo

N/A as Giovanni Borgia

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Behind the scenes
