The bad Popes /E.R. Chamberlin.

Name/Title

The bad Popes /E.R. Chamberlin.

Description

1.The golden city --Rome, A.D. 900 --The Lord of Rome --Donation of Constantine --2.The House of Theophylact --Marozia : Senatrix of Rome (926-932) --Rise of the Theophylacts --"Pope Joan" --Octavian : Pope John XII (955-963) --The Pope-King --The coming of the Emperor --Theophylact : Pope Benedict IX (1032-1046) --The rule of the magician --Sale of the papacy --3.The Lord of Europe --Benedict Gaetani : Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303) --The great refusal --Consolidation --The high-souled sinner --Challenge and response --4.The wandering Pope --Bartolomeo Prignano : Pope Urban VI (1378-1389) --Avignon, September, 1376 --Schism : Rome, 1378 --The long march --5.The Spanish bull --Rodrigo Borgia : Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) --Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia --The Borgia family --Invasion, 1494 --Murder of the Duke of Gandia --Cesare Borgia --6.The golden age --Giovanni de'Medici : Pope Leo X (1513-1521) --The High Renaissance --Triumph of the Medici --Conspiracy of the cardinals --Luther --7.The last day of Italy --Giulio de'Medici : Pope Clement VII (1523-1534) --Giulio de'Medici --The gathering storm --The sack of Rome. 310 pages :illustrations ;22 cm

Book Details

Author

Chamberlin, E. R.

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

1993

Publication Subjects

Popes. Popes.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01071262

Call No.

BX955.2 .C45 1993

ISBN

0880291168, 9780880291163

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia Publication Info: {copy}1969