Examines the Popes, an oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter (traditionally - but by no means historically - the first Pope) to the present, and from the glories of Byzantium to the decay of Rome, from the Albigensian Heresy to controversy within the Church today.
Examines the Popes, an oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter (traditionally - but by no ...
This text examines characters from the history of the Mediterranean - dissolute popes and wily emperors, generals and queens who were powers behind the throne. It also deals with naval and military history - from the Crusades to the expulsion of the Moors from Spain.
This text examines characters from the history of the Mediterranean - dissolute popes and wily emperors, generals and queens who were powers behind th...