A HISTORY OF THE PAPACY

FROM THE GREAT SCHISM TO THE SACK OF ROME

By

M. CREIGHTON

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INTRODUCTION.

I. THE RISE OF THE PAPAL POWER.

II. THE POPES AT AVIGNON.

 

BOOK I

THE GREAT SCHISM. 1378-1414

 

I. URBAN VI, CLEMENT VII, AND THE AFFAIRS OF NAPLES.

II. CLEMENT VII & BONIFACE IX. RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN OXFORD AND PARIS. 1389-1394.

III. BONIFACE IX & BENEDICT XIII. ATTEMPTS OF FRANCE TO HEAL THE SCHISM. 1394-1404.

IV. INNOCENT VII & BENEDICT XIII. TROUBLES IN ITALY AND FRANCE. 1404-1406.

V. GREGORY XII & BENEDICT XIII. NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE RIVAL POPES. 1406-1409.

VI. THE COUNCIL OF PISA. 1409.

VII. ALEXANDER V. 1409-1410.

VIII. JOHN XXIII. 1410-1414.

 

BOOK II.

THE COUNCIL OF CONSTANCE

1414-1418.

 

I. THE COUNCIL OF CONSTANCE AND JOHN XXIII. 1414-1415.

II. DEPOSITION OF JOHN XXIII. 1415-1415.

III. RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN ENGLAND AND BOHEMIA

IV. JOHN HUSS IN BOHEMIA 1398—1414

V THE COUNCIL OF CONSTANCE AND THE BOHEMIAN REFORMERS 1414—1416

VI. SIGISMUND’S JOURNEY, AND THE COUNCIL DURING HIS ABSENCE. 1415-1416.

VII. THE COUNCIL OF CONSTANCE AND THE ELECTION OF MARTIN  V. 1417.

VIII. MARTIN V AND THE REFORMATION AT CONSTANCE—END OF THE COUNCIL. 1417-1418.

 

BOOK III

THE COUNCIL OF BASEL

1419-1447.

 

I. MARTIN V AND ITALIAN AFFAIRS. 1418-1425.

II. MARTIN V AND THE PAPAL RESTORATION. BEGINNINGS Of EUGENIUS IV. 425-1432.

III. BOHEMIA AND THE HUSSITE WARS . 1418- I43I

IV. FIRST ATTEMPT OF EUGENUS IV TO DISSOLVE THE COUNCIL OF BASEL . 1431—1434.

V. THE COUNCIL OF BASEL AND THE HUSSITES . 1432-1434.

VI. EUGENIUS IV AND THE COUNCIL OF BASEL. NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE GREEKS AND THE BOHEMIANS . 1434—1436.

VII. WAR BETWEEN THE POPE and THE COUNCIL. 1436—1438.

VIII. EUGENIUS IV IN FLORENCE AND THE UNION OF THE GREEK CHURCH . 1434—1439.

IX. THE GERMAN DECLARATION OF NEUTRALITY AND THE ELECTION OF FELIX V. 1438—1439.

X. EUGENIUS IV. AND FELIX V. 1440-1444.

 

BOOK IV.

THE PAPAL RESTORATION.

1444—1464.

 

I. AENEAS SYLVIUS PICCOLOMINI AND THE RESTORATION OF THE OBEDIENCE OF GERMANY. 1444-1447.

II. NICOLAS V AND THE AFFAIRS OF GERMANY . 1447-1453

III. NICHOAS Y AND THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE . 1453-1455.

IV. nicolas v and the REVIVAL OF LEARNING

V. calixtus iii, 14455—1458

VI. PIUS II AND THE CONGRESS OF MANTUA. 1458-1460.

VII. pius ii and the affairs of naples and germany.1460—1461.

VIII. PIUS II AND HIS RELATIONS TO FRANCE AND BOHEMIA. 1461—1464.

IX. CRUSADE AND DEATH OF PIUS II. 1464.

 

BOOK V.

the italian princes.

1464—1518.

 

I. PAUL II. A.D. 1464—1471.

II. PAUL II AND HIS RELATIONS TO LITERATURE AND ART.

III. SIXTUS IV AND THE REPUBLIC OF FLORENCE. 1471—1480.

IV. ITALIAN WARS OF SIXTUS IV . 1481—1484.

V. INNOCENT VIII. 1484—1492.

VI. BEGINNINGS OF ALEXANDER VI . 1492—1494.

VII. CHARLES VIII IN ITALY. 1494—1495.

VIII. ALEXANDER VI AND FRA GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA. 1495—1498.

IX. alexander vi and the papal states. 1495—1499.

X. alexander vi and cesare borgia.1500-1502.

XI death of ALEXANDER VI.1503

XII. THE FALL OF CESARE BORGIA. PIUS III—JULIUS II.1503-1504.

XIII. first plans of julius ii. 1504—1506.

XIV. the league of cambrai. 1506-1510.

XV. the wars of julius II. 1510-1511.

XVI. THE HOLY LEAGUE. 1511-1513.

XVII. rome under julius ii.

XVIII. CONTEST OP BISHOPS AND MONKS.1513—1515

XIX. FRANCIS I IN ITALY. 1515—1516.

XX. close of the lateran council. 1517.

 

BOOK VI.

THE GERMAN REVOLT. 1517—1527.

 

I. HUMANISM IN GERMANY

II. THE REUCHLIN STRUGGLE

III. THE RISE OF LUTHER

IV. THE IMPERIAL ELECTION

V. THE DIET OF WORMS

VI. THE DEATH OF LEO X

VII. ADRIAN VI

VIII. THE BEGINNINGS OF CLEMENT VII

IX. JUNE-JULY, 1525 . THE SACK OF ROME