The Pope S Granddaughter

Author : James Truax
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595098491

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The Pope's Granddaughter by James Truax Pdf

The nearly nude, decomposing body of a beautiful young woman is found in a Bloomington, Minnesota park preserve area. Indications are that the girl has been raped and strangled while running in the park, but an autopsy and other evidence lead Bloomington police detective Druke to theorize that the killing was a case of mistaken identity, that the rape was staged to mislead investigators, and that the murder may have been committed by a professional killer, who might well still be stalking his real target. Druke also adroitly deduces that the real person who is earmarked for assassination is Druke’s own headstrong daughter, Sydney, who is the victim’s look-a-like. Someone, for some reason, has been killing all members of the Druke biological lineage, of which Sydney is the last. Druke must try to protect Sydney, discover the reason behind the conspiracy, and stop the assassin before Sydney is killed. More murders, clues, action and erotic romance lead or follow Sydney and/or Druke to places like Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania; San Onofre, California; Bloomington’s mega Mall of America; England, France, Germany; and ultimately to Rome and the very private apartments of the Vatican, where the conspiracy finally comes to light.

Author : George L. Williams
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0786420715

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Papal Genealogy by George L. Williams Pdf

The papacy has often resembled a secular European monarchy more than a divinely inspired institution. Roman pontiffs bestowed great wealth on their families and forged strategic alliances with other powerful families to increase their power. Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia), for example, forced his daughter Lucrezia into a series of marriages for political reasons. When her marital alliance was no longer advantageous, as was the case in her second marriage, her husband was brutally murdered. Many papal families also intermarried in hopes of forming a hereditary papacy; at least two members of the Fieschi, Piccolomini, Della Rovere, and Medici families served as pope. Papal families since the early history of the church are fully covered in this comprehensive work. Genealogical charts graphically show the descendants of the popes, presenting in many cases the interrelationships between the papal families and their relationships with many of the leading families of Europe. Detailed histories examine the impact of the papacy on each pope's family and how each influenced the history of the church.

Author : Marc Schaeffer
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781477299944

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The Devil's Grandson by Marc Schaeffer Pdf

How did William Marshal rise from poverty to become a regent of England? How did he navigate the vicious world of the Plantagenets? What was the real cause of strife between Henry Second and Thomas Becket? And between Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry? The answers are in Marc Schaeffer's novel, which weaves factual material into a mostly true story told with all the fierce vividness of the Twelfth Century.

Author : William Conyngham PLUNKET (1st Baron Plunket.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026283816

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The Life, Letters, and Speeches of Lord Plunket. By His Grandson, the Hon. David Plunket. With an Introductory Preface by Lord Brougham by William Conyngham PLUNKET (1st Baron Plunket.) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Papacy
ISBN : NYPL:33433068290539

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The Lives of the Popes from A.D. 100 to A.D. 1853 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Daughters of the American Revolution
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : UOM:39015027761249

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Lineage Book by Daughters of the American Revolution Pdf

Includes inclusive "Errata for the Linage book."

Author : Henry D. Kingsbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Kennebec County (Me.)
ISBN : YALE:39002002959246

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Illustrated History of Kennebec County, Maine; 1625-1799-1892 by Henry D. Kingsbury Pdf

Author : Archibald Bower
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Papacy
ISBN : UOM:39015069662362

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The History of the Popes by Archibald Bower Pdf

Author : Ethan Malveaux
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 955 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781503527577

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The Color Line: a History by Ethan Malveaux Pdf

My book, The Color Line: A History, is about how the ethnic biases of the European of Ancient Rome morphed into the racial prejudice of modern times through a process that was centuries in the making. From the collapse of Ancient Rome to the rise of Christendom, then to the discovery of the American continents through to the landmark Supreme Court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson, I will take the reader on a journey that will shatter preconceived notions of European and African relations. The narrative strain of my comprehensive composition seeks to historically follow the advent of the color classifications of white and black by using primary and secondary sources to explain this social and psychological concept which still influences our world.

Author : Archibald Bower,Samuel H. Cox
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368878696

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The History of the Popes, from the Foundation of the See of Rome to A.D. 1758; with an Introd. and a Continuation to the Present Time by Archibald Bower,Samuel H. Cox Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.

Author : Daughters of the American Revolution
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : UCAL:B3024132

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Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution by Daughters of the American Revolution Pdf

Author : John Moorhead
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317578277

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The Popes and the Church of Rome in Late Antiquity by John Moorhead Pdf

In the past few decades there has been an explosion of interest in the period of late antiquity. Rather than being viewed within a paradigm of the fall of the Roman Empire, these centuries have come to be seen as a time of immense creativity and significance in western history. Popes and the Church of Rome in Late Antiquity places the history of the papacy in a broader context, by comparing Rome with other major sees to show how it differed from these, evaluating developments beyond Rome which created openings for the extension of papal authority. Closer to home, the book considers the ability of the Roman church to gain access to wealth, retain it in difficult times, and disburse it in ways that enhanced its authority. Author John Moorhead evaluates patterns in the recruitment of popes and what these suggest about the background of those who came to papal office. Structured around a narrative of the papacy’s history from the accession of Leo the Great to the death of Zacharias II, the book does more than tell what happened between these years, applying new approaches in intellectual, cultural, and social history to provide a uniquely deep and holistic study of the period.

Author : David I. Kertzer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ISBN : 9780198827498

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The Pope who Would be King by David I. Kertzer Pdf

Days after the assassination of his prime minister in the middle of Rome in November 1848, Pope Pius IX found himself a virtual prisoner in his own palace. The wave of revolution that had swept through Europe now seemed poised to put an end to the popes' thousand-year reign over the Papal States, if not indeed to the papacy itself. Disguising himself as a simple parish priest, Pius escaped through a back door. Climbing inside the Bavarian ambassador's carriage, he embarked on a journey into a fateful exile.Only two years earlier Pius's election had triggered a wave of optimism across Italy. After the repressive reign of the dour Pope Gregory XVI, Italians saw the youthful, benevolent new pope as the man who would at last bring the Papal States into modern times and help create a new, unified Italian nation. But Pius found himself caught between a desire to please his subjects and a fear--stoked by the cardinals--that heeding the people's pleas would destroy the church. The resulting drama--with a colorful cast of characters, from Louis Napoleon and his rabble-rousing cousin Charles Bonaparte to Garibaldi, Tocqueville, and Metternich--was rife with treachery, tragedy, and international power politics.David Kertzer is one of the world's foremost experts on the history of Italy and the Vatican, and has a rare ability to bring history vividly to life. With a combination of gripping, cinematic storytelling, and keen historical analysis rooted in an unprecedented richness of archival sources, The Pope Who Would Be King sheds fascinating new light on the end of rule by divine right in the west and the emergence of modern Europe.

Author : George Augustus F. Wilks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600090919

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The popes: a historical summary by George Augustus F. Wilks Pdf

Author : Leopold von Ranke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B000100076

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History of the Popes of Rome by Leopold von Ranke Pdf