The pope who would be king : the exile of Pius IX and the emergence of modern Europe /
Documents the story of the violent revolution that signaled the end of the political power of the popes and resulted in the emergence of modern Europe.
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Random House,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | [2018] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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Summary: |
Documents the story of the violent revolution that signaled the end of the political power of the popes and resulted in the emergence of modern Europe. |
Carrier Form: | xxx, 474 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [429]-443) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780812989915 (hardcover) : 0812989910 (hardcover) 9780812989939 (paperback) 0812989937 (paperback) 9780198827498 0198827490 |
Index Number: | BX1373 |
CLC: | K546.4 |
Call Number: | K546.4/K419-1 |
Contents: | Part one: The beloved. The conclave ; The fox and the crow ; An impossible dilemma ; Papal magic ; The tide turns ; Fending off disaster ; The assassination ; The escape -- Part two: The reviled. The reactionary turn ; Revolution ; Pressuring the Pope ; The friendly army ; The French attack ; Negotiating in bad faith ; Battling for Rome ; The conquest ; The occupation -- Part thee: The feared. Applying the brakes ; Louis Napoleon and the Pope ; The unpopular Pope ; "Those wicked enemies of God" ; Returning to Rome -- Epilogue. |