The History Of The Popes: From The Foundation Of The See Of Rome To The Present Time - Softcover

Archibald Bower

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461860864 ISBN 13: 9780461860863

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

The History Of The Popes: From The Foundation Of The See Of Rome To The Present Time by Archibald Bower. The work offers a sweeping, documentary?style history of papal power from the late medieval to early modern era. The first part traces the 14th?century Avignon papacy, its decline, the struggle to reestablish a Roman see, and the origins of the Great Western Schism, detailing Urban V’s attempts to move the See toward Rome, Gregory XI’s difficult negotiations and death, and the 1378 succession crisis that produced Urban VI in Rome and Clement VII in Avignon, with Catherine of Siena cast as a mediator whose efforts link papal reform to wider political change. The narrative emphasizes excommunications, interdicts, and competing national interests, while acknowledging disputes about legitimacy and presenting multiple contemporary perspectives. The Local Summaries widen the lens to the Renaissance, detailing the Borgias and rivals, the diplomacy of France and Spain, the rise of Julius II and Leo X, and the long arc toward reform and stabilization of papal power. Across centuries, power and faith are shown as closely interwoven forces in European history.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461860864
• ISBN 13: 9780461860863
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 536