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Book SynopsisThe Political Development of Rome: 1012-85 by S. McQuillan is a detailed consideration of the political development of Roman society and the Papal Court during the eleventh century.
Trade Review?anyone seeking an English-language account of 'power relations' in the Gregorian age may find 'Political Development of Rome: 1012-85' a useful substitute for Paolo Brezzi's magisterial 'Roma e l'impero medioevale, 772-1252' (Bologna, 1947). -- Paolo Squatriti, University of Michigan * Speculum *
…anyone seeking an English-language account of 'power relations' in the Gregorian age may find 'Political Development of Rome: 1012-85' a useful substitute for Paolo Brezzi's magisterial 'Roma e l'impero medioevale, 772-1252' (Bologna, 1947). -- Paolo Squatriti, University of Michigan * Speculum *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Post-Carolingian Problem Chapter 3 The Tusculani and Rome, 1012-49: The Tusculani and Post-Ottonian Central Italy; The Tusculani as Popes; Sutri (1046) and the Re-Establishment of the Imperial Presence in Rome Chapter 4 The German Clerical Occupation of Rome and its Consequences, 1049-58: The Purpose of the German Clerical Occupation of Rome; Leo IX's Central Italian Political Experiences; Victor II; Structural Consequences of the German Occupation; Stephen IX; End Chapter 5 The Tuscan Popes: Nicholas II and Alexander II, 1058-73: Nicholas II in Rome; The Papal Election Statement(s) of April 1059; Nicholas' Fidelitas from the Normans (August 1059); Nicholas and Latium; Nicholas' Search for Allies; Alexander II, 10 Chapter 6 Gregory VII: Gregory's Early Pontificate, 1073-Dec. 1075; January 1076-February 1077, Worms to Canossa; 1077-80, A Diplomatic Interlude; March 1080-5, Henry IV's Siege of Rome; End Notes Chapter 7 Appendix Chapter 8 Bibliography
