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The History of the Popes from the Close of the Middle Ages, Vol. 6: Drawn from the Secret Archives of the Vatican and Other Original Sources (Classic Reprint)
The History of the Popes from the Close of the Middle Ages Vol 6 Drawn from the Secret Archives of the Vatican and Other Original Sources - Classic Reprint Author:Ludwig Pastor As it became more and more evident that nothing in the way of reform was to be hoped for from Alexander VI., the eyes of many in Italy began to turn towards the eloquent Dominican, who seemed to concentrate In himself all_the elements of resistance to the anti-Christian Renaissance and the secularisation of the Church, personified in the Pope, w... more »hich the country contained. In^Tlorence^ corrupted as it had been by the Medici, and made into a nest of " heathen_,phi]o_sophers, voluptuaries, dilettanti, money-lenders and traders, intriguing politicians and sharp-witted critics,"! Savonarola had, at least for the moment, succeeded in bringing about an amazing moral revolution. There seemed reason to hope that the reform of Rome might be achieved by the same hand, especially as in his preaching he dwelt so much on the vocation of Florence as " the heart of Italy " to diffuse the renovating lights throughout the whole world.J In his sermons he i
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CONTENTS OF VOL VI; PAGE; Table of Contents vii-xxvi; List of Unpublished Documents in Appendix xxvii-xxx; BOOK I Alexander VI, 1492-1503 ; Savonarola and Alexander VI 3-54; Alexander VI and Louis XII 55-69; Louis XII in Milan 70-84; Alexander VI and the War against the Turks S5-102; The States of the Church and the Borgia 103-141; Alexander VI's action in the Church 142-164; Alexander VI as a Patron of Art 165-181; BOOK II Pius III, 1503 Julius II, 1503- -I5I3-; Thc Conclaves of September and November, 1503 185-231; Disputes with Venice 232-258; Subjugation of Perugia and Bologna 259-289; The Political Situation between 1507 and 1509 290-320; Wars in Italy 321-365; The Holy League 366-404; Annihilation of the Power of France in Italy 405-454; Julius II and Art 455-5°2; Julius II and Michael Angelo 503-539; Raphael and the Vatican Stanze 540-607; Appendix of Unpublished Documents 611-659; Index of Names 661-670; TABLE OF CONTENTS OF VOLUME VL; BOOK I CHAPTER« less