Clement VI: The Pontificate and Ideas of an Avignon Pope

by Diana Wood

Which of the two sides of Clement prevailed the 'official' or the personal? The book attempts to answer this question by examining his ideas and actions in connection with some of the major issues of the reign: for example, his attempts to solve the problem of the 'usurping' emperor, Louis of Bavaria, through the appointment of Charles of Bohemia (Charles IV); to deal with a crisis in the Hundred Years War between France and England; to check Islamic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521894115
• ISBN13: 9780521894111
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"