A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Volume III: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Volume III, credited to Mandell Creighton, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Volume III by Mandell Creighton. Read in English by Pamela Nagami. Volume III of this History of the Papacy opens with the Council of Basel in revolt against Pope Eugenius IV, who doggedly defends papal autonomy against the movement for church reform. Dominating this volume is Aeneus Sylvius Piccolomini, Pope Pius II. A world famous author, diplomat, and Renaissance humanist, he dies in Ancona, at the head of a failed crusade. Creighton writes of him, "Weakness and strength are strangely blended; vanity and littleness mix with high purpose and far-reaching plans; but before the eyes of Pius II there floated fitfully a loftier ideal of Christendom than was visible to any of his contemporaries, and juster views than he was enabled to express in action." Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.

Recording facts

• Recording title: A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Volume III
• Author credits: Mandell Creighton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 36
• Listed recording duration: 13:51:59

Catalogue topics

• rome
• renaissance
• papacy
• francesco sforza
• louis xi
• lorenzo valla
• poggio bracciolini
• pope pius ii

Opening tracks: first 24 of 36

1. 01 - Bk. III: The Council of Basel cont., Ch. 9: The German Declaration of Neutrality. Election of Felix V, 1438-1439, Pt. 1 — 27:00
2. 02 - Bk. III: The Council of Basel, cont., Ch. 9: The German Declaration of Neutrality. Election of Felix V, 1438-1439, Pt. 2 — 26:44
3. 03 - Bk. III, Ch. 10: Eugenius IV and Felix V, 1440-1444, Pt. 1 — 20:10
4. 04 - Bk. III, Ch. 10: Eugenius IV and Felix V, 1440-1444, Pt. 2 — 18:34
5. 05 - Bk. III, Ch. 10: Eugenius IV and Felix V, 1440-1444, Pt. 3 — 12:12
6. 06 - Bk. IV: The Papal Restoration, 1444-1464, Ch. 1: Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini and the Restoration of the Obedience of Germany, 1444-1447, Pt. 1 — 24:40
7. 07 - Bk. IV: The Papal Restoration, 1444-1464, Ch. 1: Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini and the Restoration of the Obedience of Germany, 1444-1447, Pt. 2 — 26:03
8. 08 - Bk. IV: The Papal Restoration, 1444-1464, Ch. 1: Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini and the Restoration of the Obedience of Germany, 1444-1447, Pt. 3 — 25:39
9. 09 - Bk. IV: The Papal Restoration, 1444-1464, Ch. 1: Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini and the Restoration of the Obedience of Germany, 1444-1447, Pt. 4 — 28:30
10. 10 - Bk. IV, Ch. 2: Nicolas V and the Affairs of Germany, 1447-1453, Pt. 1 — 21:50
11. 11 - Bk. IV, Ch. 2: Nicolas V and the Affairs of Germany, 1447-1453, Pt. 2 — 25:50
12. 12 - Bk. IV, Ch. 2: Nicolas V and the Affairs of Germany, 1447-1453, Pt. 3 — 22:08
13. 13 - Bk. IV, Ch. 2: Nicolas V and the Affairs of Germany, 1447-1453, Pt. 4 — 23:13
14. 14 - Bk. IV, Ch. 3: Nicolas V and the Fall of Constantinople, 1453-1455, Pt. 1 — 18:32
15. 15 - Bk. IV, Ch. 3: Nicolas V and the Fall of Constantinople, 1453-1455, Pt. 2 — 18:46
16. 16 - Bk. IV, Ch. 3: Nicolas V and the Fall of Constantinople, 1453-1455, Pt. 3 — 18:48
17. 17 - Bk. IV, Ch. 4: Nicolas V and the Revival of Learning, Pt. 1 — 24:44
18. 18 - Bk. IV, Ch. 4: Nicolas V and the Revival of Learning, Pt. 2 — 20:14
19. 19 - Bk. IV, Ch. 5: Calixtus III, 1455-1458, Pt. 1 — 23:18
20. 20 - Bk. IV, Ch. 5: Calixtus III, 1455-1458, Pt. 2 — 30:31
21. 21 - Bk. IV, Ch. 6: Pius II and the Congress of Mantua, 1458-1460, Pt. 1 — 31:41
22. 22 - Bk. IV, Ch. 6: Pius II and the Congress of Mantua, 1458-1460, Pt. 2 — 25:08
23. 23 - Bk. IV, Ch. 6: Pius II and the Congress of Mantua, 1458-1460, Pt. 3 — 19:00
24. 24 - Bk. IV, Ch. 6: Pius II and the Congress of Mantua, 1458-1460, Pt. 4 — 18:27

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