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92/100Critics
53/100Scholars
Author:
Ambrogio A. Caiani
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Date:
May 25, 2021
A new account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state.
What The Reviewers Say
... riveting.
Caiani relates this dramatic story in telling detail but never loses sight of the broader picture, and uses his archival discoveries to excellent effect. The result is both an exciting narrative and a fine work of scholarship, shedding new light on Napoleonic history and that of the modern Catholic Church. In particular, he pinpoints Napoleon’s worst aspects.
... beautifully constructed.
