Women of the Vatican: Female Power in a Male World

by Lynda Telford

In this sometimes controversial book, Lynda Telford explores the lives of women who have had personal and unofficial influence at the Vatican over the centuries. They may have coerced or otherwise influenced various popes into making decisions which affected papal rule. Against the background of the history of the papacy, when popes were expected to be celibate, the author identifies those popes whose love and admiration for women led to their giving...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445686236
• ISBN13: 9781445686233
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.3"