Mullins, Edwin, 1933-

The popes of Avignon : a century in exile / Edwin Mullins. - New York : BlueBridge, 2008. - x, 246 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-241) and index.

The road from Rome -- Fallen temples -- Pope Midas -- Cardinal virtues and vices -- Palaces and Petrarch -- To live like a king -- Dances of life and death -- Cross-currents -- The world stage -- Battles and battlements -- A brief farewell -- The return to Rome -- The born-again city -- Postscript : after the popes.

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Papacy--History--1309-1378.
Schism, The Great Western, 1378-1417.

BX1300 .M85 2008