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... needed to first consult Walsingham , who in turn needed to consult Elizabeth I. He knew that only thus could he be safely covered if his wife were to get wind that he was responsible for the assassination of the Piedmontese . David ...
... needed intellectuals . They needed chemists , biologists , zoologists , linguists , explorers , professors , diplomats , confessors , philosophers , theologians , mathematicians , artists , writers , and architects . They also needed ...
... needed someone to manage his conspiracy against the heretic Elizabeth , and for this task he chose Roberto Ridolfi . For years , this Floren- tine banker and Holy Alliance agent had been involved in the intrigues swirling around both ...
... needed approval by the clearly anti - Catholic Parliament . The document forwarded by the chamber made its position quite clear to the sovereign : This liberty , that men may openly profess diversity of religion , must needs be ...
... needed a supply port . If he couldn't find one in England or France , he would need to attack Spanish forces in the Netherlands to get one . Rome then gave instructions to its agents to warn Alba's men ensconced in some of the English ...
Contents
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Times of Action 15871605 | 50 |
New Horizons 16051644 | 65 |
Era of Expansion 16441691 | 81 |
Time of Intrigue 16911721 | 96 |
Some Brief Reigns 17211775 | 110 |
Rise of the Terror 19341940 | 229 |
The End of the ThousandYear Reich 19401945 | 247 |
Odessa and the Vatican Ratline 19461958 | 268 |
New Alliances 19581976 | 285 |
Vatican Inc and Gods Business 19761978 | 302 |
Time of the Assassins 19791982 | 318 |
The Polish Years 19822005 | 335 |
The Years to Come Benedict XVI | 352 |
The Rise and Fall of Eagles 17751823 | 124 |
An Era of Spies 18231878 | 140 |
The League of the Impious 18781914 | 160 |
The Horseman of the Apocalypse 19141917 | 177 |
Intriguing Toward Peace 19171922 | 197 |
Era of the Dictators 19221934 | 211 |
List of Popes Since the Creation of the Holy Alliance | 373 |
Notes | 375 |
Bibliography | 399 |
Archives Consulted | 407 |
Index | 409 |
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