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The pope who would be king : the exile of Pius IX and the emergence of modern Europe
Title:
The pope who would be king : the exile of Pius IX and the emergence of modern Europe
Publication Date as Range:
2018
ISBN:
9780812989915
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xxx, 474 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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.
Abstract:
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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