The Avignon Popes and the Eastern Mediterranean: Power and Authority, 1305-62

by James Hill

An exploration of how popes attempted to construct, maintain, and represent their power beyond Europe's eastern frontiers during the Avignon period of the 14th century.

After the main crusades concluded with the loss of the Holy Land in the 13th century, the papacy did not withdraw from its interests and activities in the Eastern Mediterranean. This book, based primarily on the letters sent by the popes in the Vatican Archives, explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350522546
• ISBN13: 9781350522541
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"