Absolute monarchs : a history of the papacy / John Julius Norwich.
A comprehensive, rollicking, and timely history of the papacy.
Record details
- ISBN: 1400067154
- ISBN: 9781400067152
- Physical Description: xiii, 512 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- St. Peter -- Defenders of the city (c. 100-536) -- Vigilius (537-555) -- Gregory the Great (590-604) -- Leo III and Charlemagne (795-861) -- Pope Joan (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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 262.13 NOR (Text) | 37810434989991 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
