Breakspear : the English pope
Waddingham, R. A. J.2022
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Nicholas Breakspear has been overlooked for centuries, even though his achievements outshone those of his contemporary, the martyr Thomas Becket. Born in poverty and probably illegitimate, Breakspear rose to become the only Englishman to ascend the throne of Saint Peter, ruling over the papal states as Adrian IV. His life is not a tale of liturgy or sermons, and there are more cannons than canons, as Breakspear faced fighting in Scandinavia and the Second Crusade in Spain. He was immediately thrust into conflicts upon his election as pope in 1154. First, he had to overcome the rebellious republicans of Rome before defending his Church against armed threats from the Norman King William of Sicily, the Byzantine Emperor Comnenus and finally the German King Frederick Barbarossa, intent on restoring the former glories of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Breakspear : the English pope / R.A.J. Waddingham.
Author:
Waddingham, R. A. J., author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2022.
Collation:
1 volume : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780750999540 (hbk)
Dewey class:
282.092BADR
Language:
English
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1019107
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