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... politics at St. Mary's College , California , for what I have learned from reading his marvelous books . Without doubt , a true maestro . To Manuel Fernández Álvarez , a true maestro and authentic tower of knowledge on Philip II's reign ...
... politics . " Napoleon likened the power of a single pope to that of an army of 200,000 men . Really , throughout ... political organiza- tions . While the popes were blessing their faithful on the one hand , on the other , they were ...
... political ac- tivity and its secret service have operated in parallel fashion , using different methods toward the same objective . On one hand , popes have negotiated to roll back or neutralize certain measures directed at Rome ; on ...
... political reasons ; he wanted him dead out of simple jealousy of the man who had made off with his wife's trust and his royal seal . Moray prepared for his return to Scotland once the coup had been carried out , and the fanatic John ...
... political affairs . Philip II himself knew that the years when a pope ( Gregory VII ) could oblige an emperor to humble himself before him , or in which a pope ( Urban IV ) could award the kingdom of Sicily to a prince , were long since ...
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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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