A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Volume II

Mandell Creighton (1843 - 1901)

Mandell Creighton's history of the Papacy continues in Volume II with the condemnation in 1415 of Jan Hus by the Council of Constance and his death at the stake. His execution ignites civil war in Bohemia. Gregory XII abdicates as pope and the Council elects Oddone Colonna, Pope Martin V. The second Antipope John XXIII is eventually forced to resign, but the wily and stubborn Antipope, Benedict XIII, refuses to abdicate and flees to his native Spain, where he dies in 1423. The scene shifts to Basil, where a second Council has been convened to quell heresy in Bohemia and to reform the Church. Pope Eugenius IV, contesting its authority, undermines all its work. The volume closes with the Council of Florence, headed by the Pope, and attended by the Greek emperor and his chief prelates. Eugenius craves the glory of uniting, under the Pope, the Eastern and Western churches, but the Emperor just wants military aid to save Constantinople from the Turks.
(Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

Genre(s): War & Military, Political Science, Middle Ages/Middle History

Language: English

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Play 01 Book II: The Council of Constance,1414-1418 , Ch. 4: John Hus in Bohemia, 1398-1414, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 04 Bk. II, Ch. 5: The Council of Constance and the Bohemian Reformers, 1414-1416, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 08 Bk. II, Ch. 6: Sigismund's Journey, and the Council During his Absence, 1415-1416, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 10 Bk. II, Ch. 7: The Council of Constance and the Election of Martin V, 1417, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 13 Bk. II, Ch. 8: Martin V and the Reformation at Constance. End of the Council, 1417-1418, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 16 Bk. II, Ch.8: Martin V and Italian Affairs, 1419-1425, Pt. 3 Pamela Nagami
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Play 17 Bk. III: The Council of Basel, 1419-1425, Ch. 1: Martin V and Italian Affairs, 1419-1425, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 20 Bk. III, Ch. 2: Martin V and the Papal Restoration, Beginnings of Eugenius IV, 1425-1432, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 22 Bk. III, Ch. 3: Bohemia and the Hussite Wars, 1418-1431, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 25 Bk. III, Ch. 4: First Attempt of Eugenius IV to Dissolve the Council of Basel, 1431-1434, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 29 Bk. III, Ch. 5: The Council of Basel and the Hussites, 1432-1434, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 36 Bk. III, Ch. 7: War Between the Pope and the Council, 1436-1438, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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Play 39 Bk. III, Ch. 8: Eugenius IV in Florence. The Union of the Greek Church, 1434-1439, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
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