Papal elections aren't always as dramatic as 'Conclave,' but the history behind the process is, says historian
I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...
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The Pope and the Statesmen: In and out of the Middle Ages
The Pope who ... from a medieval city to a modern metropolis, he has markedly moved away from predecessors who once made all European states west of Russia feel the sway of papal power.