Absolute Monarchs : a History of the Papacy

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Call Number: BOCD 262.13 No
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Saint Peter -- Defenders of the city (c.100-536) -- Vigilius (537-555) -- Gregory the Great (590-861) -- Leo III and Charlemagne (795-861) -- Pope Joan (ca. 855-857) -- Nicholas i and the pornocracy (855-964) -- Schism (964-1054) -- Gregory VII and the Normans -- Innocent and Anacletus -- The English pope -- Alexander III and Frederick Barbarossa -- Innocent III -- The end of the Hohenstaufen -- Avignon -- Laetentur Coeli! -- The Renaissance -- The monsters -- The Medici pair -- -- The Counter-Reformation -- Baroque Rome -- The Age of Reason -- The Jesuits and the revolution -- Progress and reaction -- Pio Nono -- Leo XIII and the First World War -- Pius XI and Pius XII -- Vatican II and after.
Read by Michael Page.
From author John Julius Norwich comes the astonishing story of the papacy, capturing nearly two thousand years of inspiration and devotion, intrigue and scandal.

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Absolutely amazing! submitted by Flying Sheep on June 18, 2013, 4:11pm I didn't know what to expect when I picked up Lord Norwich's book on the Papacy. I've always been a fan of Papal history but dull, dry books annoy me and are no fun to read. Norwich's book covers the history of the world's most influential lineage of kings (the Popes) from the ordination of Saint Peter all the way to Pope Benedict XVI. It's an excellent book, which ranges from being exciting to being funny while still telling a spot-on accurate history of Absolute Monarchs.