{"product_id":"conclave-1559-ippolito-deste-and-the-papal-election-of-1559-paperback","title":"Conclave 1559: Ippolito d'Este and the Papal Election of 1559 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Hollingsworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrigue, double-dealing and conspiracy in the Eternal City. \u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating narrative of the intermingling of secular and religious power' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A highly enjoyable and thrilling read... Hollingsworth has peeled back the veil of secrecy surrounding papal conclaves' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Full of lively detail and colour' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAugust 1559. As the long hot Italian summer draws to its close, so does the life of a rigidly orthodox and profoundly unpopular pope. The papacy of Paul IV has seen the establishing of the Roman Inquisition and the Index of Prohibited Books, an unbending refusal to open dialogue with Protestants, and the ghettoization of Rome's Jews. On 5 September 1559, as the great doors of the Vatican's Sala Regia are ceremonially locked, the future of the Catholic Church hangs in the balance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Hollingsworth offers a compelling and sedulously crafted reconstruction of the longest and most taxing of sixteenth-century papal elections. Its crisscrossing fault lines divided not only moderates from conservatives, but also the adherents of three national 'factions' with mutually incompatible interests. France and Spain were both looking to extend their power in Italy and beyond and had very different ideas of who the new pope should be - as did the Italian cardinals. Drawing on the detailed account books left by Ippolito d'Este, one of the participating cardinals, \u003ci\u003eConclave 1559\u003c\/i\u003e provides remarkable insights into the daily lives and concerns of the forty-seven men locked up for some four months in the Vatican.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Hollingsworth\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar of the Italian Renaissance and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Medici\u003c\/i\u003e, which was widely praised on its publication by Head of Zeus in 2017, and \u003ci\u003ePrinces of the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2021. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Cardinal's Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Borgias: History's Most Notorious Dynasty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePatronage in Renaissance Italy: From 1400 to the Early Sixteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Hollingsworth\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar of the Italian Renaissance and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Medici\u003c\/i\u003e, which was widely praised on its publication by Head of Zeus in 2017, and \u003ci\u003ePrinces of the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2021. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Cardinal's Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Borgias: History's Most Notorious Dynasty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePatronage in Renaissance Italy: From 1400 to the Early Sixteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 7.82 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170381467783,"sku":"9781800244740","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cee3ee0c647a10ae10810e12e25de107.webp?v=1733347852","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/conclave-1559-ippolito-deste-and-the-papal-election-of-1559-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}