Early Modern Papacy

<p>A history of the Papacy covering the vital period from the Renaissance through the Counter Reformation to the period of the French Revolution. Its a broad survey analysing the influence of Papal power not only across Europe but the wider world also.</p> General Editor’s Preface Preface Chronological Table 1 Introduction 2 The Bishop of Rome 3 Metropolitan initiative and provincial reaction 4 Primatial leadership and Italian problems 5 Patriarchal authority in Western Europe and political obstacles 6 The Supreme Pontiff 7 ‘The Papal Prince’ 8 Conclusion Further Reading Select Bibliography Glossary Map 1: Italy in 1564 Map 2: Political divisions during the eighteenth century Index