Progress

Progress on both Mallett's book and Project Writing has continued. I'll be working on this throughout the holidays and I should hopefully be able put up a draft of my project sometime within the next week.

Here are some further details/quotes concerning Mallett's book on what I've read to date.
Mallett's work is still slightly opinionated and he seems to enjoy placing these opinions in an objective context.
"All reports emphasise the physical strength and energy of the new Pope"
"..this magnificence was a good deal more than a Borgia pageant. It was a symbol of the Renaissance Papacy; a splendid and cooperative display for an essentially worldy occasion."
"Alexander justifiably maintained.."

These are only a few examples further showing where Mallett seems to be heading.

Project writing is going smoothly, as stated before I should be able to put up a draft next week. I wrote out a guide for my essay writing in my notes, which has helped guide me through the writing process so far and should continue to do so until I finish.

Intro

My Project writing has gone underway. What I'm trying/planned to do is attack the subsidiary questions and strike the essay at its core. This will leave the structure messy, but as I write piece by piece the structure will strengthen as I do constant sweeps and write out rough drafts.
This is my intro so far to the essay, any feedback is appreciative, bear in mind though  its a rough, vague draft:

" Rodrigo Borgia was both a famous and infamous Italian Renaissance Pope from the late 15^th/ early 16^th century. He led a life of intrigue and left one burning question that many have pondered, whether he was as vindictive as many claim or a good and justified Pope. My main purpose is to evaluate the papacy of Rodrigo Borgia. "

Hopfully when time frees up soon I can write up a complete rough draft.

So far I feel pleased with my Project and where it's going. The only areas that I feel I need to improve on is devoting my time more to the project/reading and evaluating.

Unfortunately the progress through Mallett's book has slowed, but I should be able to read plenty over the next week or so and explain his view in more depth.