Breakspear: The English Pope
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
In over 2,000 years of Christianity, there has been only one pope from England: Nicholas Breakspear.
Breakspear was elected pope in 1154, but his story started long before that. The son of a local churchman near St Albans, he would battle his way across Europe to defend and develop Christianity, facing war in Scandinavia and the Moors in the Iberian Peninsula. But it was after he took the throne of St Peter as Adrian IV that he would face his greatest threat: Frederick Barbarossa, who was determined to restore the Holy Roman Empire to its former greatness.
In Breakspear: The English Pope, R.A.J. Waddingham opens the archives to tell the story of a man who rose from humble beginnings to glorious power – and yet has been all but forgotten ever since.
R. A. J. Waddingham
R. A. J. Waddingham is a retired consulting actuary and an Honorary Fellow of Royal Holloway, University of London. He was awarded a CBE in the Birthday Honours of 2012 for services to pensions. In 2019 he completed a Graduate Certificate in Historical Research, with merit, at Birkbeck, University of London.
Related to Breakspear
Related ebooks
Breakspear: The English Pope Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIreland: A Concise History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGeorgian & Regency Houses Explained Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAll the Queen's Men Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Jacobites: Britain and Europe, 1688–1788 2nd edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Grand Old Duke of York: A Life of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany 1763–1827 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsElizabeth's Sea Dogs and their War Against Spain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCoronation: A History of the British Monarchy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKing Lud: The Celtic God Who Founded London Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJames II: King in Exile Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEspionage in the Divided Stuart Dynasty, 1685–1715 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Studies From Court and Cloister (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Coronation Book: The History and Legends of the Crowning of the British Monarchy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStudies from Court and Cloister Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJohn Knox Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarlborough: His Life and Times, 1938 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Birth of a Nation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Normans in Ireland: Leinster, 1167–1247 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rush to Senlac Ridge Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A New History of the Picts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Battle of Bosworth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Royal English Bookbindings Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoyal Mysteries of the Anglo-Saxons and Early Britain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Evolution of an Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of England Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5History of the English People, Volume IV Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWilliam Bradford of Plymouth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Historical Biographies For You
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coreyography: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diary of Anne Frank (The Definitive Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mein Kampf Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer: An Edgar Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil and Harper Lee Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Moveable Feast Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twelve Years a Slave (Illustrated) (Two Pence books) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago: The Authorized Abridgement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/518 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shakespeare: The World as Stage Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Rediscovered Books): A Triumph Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of The 1619 Project: by Nikole Hannah-Jones - A Comprehensive Summary Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Like Me: The Definitive Griffin Estate Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anne Frank Remembered Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leonardo da Vinci Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Breakspear
0 ratings0 reviews