The Two Powers: The Papacy, the Empire, and the Struggle for Sovereignty in the Thirteenth Century
Covering decades that included the last major crusades, the birth of the Inquisition, and the unexpected invasion of the Mongols, The Two Powers shows how Popes Gregory and Innocent's battles with Emperor Frederick shaped the political circumstances of the thirteenth-century papacy and its role...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Whalen, Brett Edward, The two powers] (2021) (Smith, Damian J.)
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| Series/Journal: | The Middle Ages Ser.
The Middle Ages series |
| Further subjects: | B
Popes-Temporal power-History-To 1500
B Sovereignty-History-To 1500 B Innocent-IV,-Pope,-approximately 1200-1254 B Frederick-II,-Holy Roman Emperor,-1194-1250 B Papacy-History-To 1309 B Gregory-IX,-Pope,-approximately 1170-1241 B Holy Roman Empire-History-Frederick II, 1215-1250 B Electronic books B Church history-Middle Ages, 600-1500 B Church and state-Holy Roman Empire-History-To 1500 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780812250862 |
| Summary: | Covering decades that included the last major crusades, the birth of the Inquisition, and the unexpected invasion of the Mongols, The Two Powers shows how Popes Gregory and Innocent's battles with Emperor Frederick shaped the political circumstances of the thirteenth-century papacy and its role in the public life of medieval Christendom. Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Prelude. The Legate -- PART I. GREGORY IX -- Chapter 1. A Contested Vow -- Chapter 2. Reforming the Peace -- Chapter 3. The Widening Gyre -- Chapter 4. Christendom in Crisis -- Interlude. The Vacancy -- PART II. INNOCENT IV -- Chapter 5. A New Hope -- Chapter 6. The Council -- Chapter 7. Christendom at War -- Chapter 8. The Price of Victory -- Postlude. The Afterworld -- Epilogue -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Acknowledgments. |
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| ISBN: | 0812296125 |