The pope who would be king : the exile of Pius IX and the emergence of modern Europe
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Published
New York : Random House, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxx, 474 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
282 Ker
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282 Ker
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Published
New York : Random House, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-443) and index.
Description
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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Days after his prime minister was assassinated in the middle of Rome in November 1848, Pope Pius IX found himself a virtual prisoner in his own palace. Only two years earlier Pius's election had triggered a wave of optimism across Italy: he was seen as a youthful, benevolent new pope who would at last bring the Papal States into modern times and help create a new, unified Italian nation. Kertzer 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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