The Popes of Avignon
- Authors
- Mullins, Edwin B.
- Publisher
- BlueBridge
- Tags
- the great western , history , papacy -- history -- 1309-1378 , religion , 1378-1417 , schism
- ISBN
- 9781933346151
- Date
- 2007-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.84 MB
- Lang
- en
This narrative history masterfully weaves together the sweeping events surrounding the so-called “Babylonian captivity” of the popes into the broader story of 14th-century Europe, a turbulent time of transition between Middle Ages and Renaissance when seven successive popes resided in Avignon in the south of France.