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

A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Volume VI, 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 VI by Mandell Creighton. Read in English by Pamela Nagami. This final volume of the History of the Papacy begins with the rise of Martin Luther and with the final years of Leo X's papacy. Leo never really grappled with Luther's calls for reform and his successors, Adrian VI and Clement VII, were equally ineffectual in preventing the establishment of the Protestant Church in Germany. The political sky darkened as the rivalry between Francis I and Charles V spilled over the Alps into Italy. The army of Charles V, unpaid, ill-fed, and mutinous moved relentlessly southward until Rome itself fell defenseless. Bishop Creighton writes: "Brutalized by hardships, by poverty, by suffering; of different nations, Germans, Spaniards, Italians; they were held together by no common bond save that of boundless cupidity, and wild desire." The sack of Rome lasted eight days, but it was followed by nine months of occupation, violence and extortion. (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 VI
• Author credits: Mandell Creighton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 37
• Listed recording duration: 13:58:40

Catalogue topics

• Martin Luther
• Reformation
• humanism
• pope clement vii
• sack of rome
• pope leo x
• emperor charles v
• emperor maximilian

Opening tracks: first 24 of 37

1. 01 - Bk. VI: The German Revolt, 1517-1527, Ch. 1: Humanism in Germany, Pt. 1 — 25:08
2. 02 - Bk. VI, Ch. 1: Humanism in Germany, Pt. 2 — 20:53
3. 03 - Bk. VI, Ch. 1: Humanism in Germany, Pt. 3 — 27:51
4. 04 - Bk. VI, Ch. 2: The Reuchlin Struggle, Pt. 1 — 18:52
5. 05 - Bk. VI, Ch. 2: The Reuchlin Struggle, Pt. 2 — 23:50
6. 06 - Bk. VI, Ch. 2: The Reuchlin Struggle, Pt. 3 — 22:16
7. 07 - Bk. VI, Ch. 3: The Rise of Luther, Pt. 1 — 21:30
8. 08 - Bk. VI, Ch. 3: The Rise of Luther, Pt. 2 — 16:15
9. 09 - Bk. VI, Ch. 3: The Rise of Luther, Pt. 3 — 22:43
10. 10 - Bk. VI, Ch. 3: The Rise of Luther, Pt. 4 — 23:13
11. 11 - Bk. VI, Ch. 3: The Rise of Luther, Pt. 5 — 23:56
12. 12 - Bk. VI, Ch. 4: The Imperial Election, Pt. 1 — 18:27
13. 13 - Bk. VI, Ch. 4: The Imperial Election, Pt. 2 — 24:27
14. 14 - Bk. VI, Ch. 5: The Diet of Worms, Pt. 1 — 22:50
15. 15 - Bk. VI, Ch. 5: The Diet of Worms, Pt. 2 — 24:05
16. 16 - Bk. VI, Ch. 5: The Diet of Worms, Pt. 3 — 23:14
17. 17 - Bk. VI, Ch. 5: The Diet of Worms, Pt. 4 — 25:22
18. 18 - Bk. VI, Ch. 5: The Diet of Worms, Pt. 5 — 23:43
19. 19 - Bk. VI, Ch. 5: The Diet of Worms, Pt. 6 — 18:36
20. 20 - Bk. VI, Ch. 6: The Death of Leo X, Pt. 1 — 21:02
21. 21 - Bk. VI, Ch. 6: The Death of Leo X, Pt. 2 — 18:31
22. 22 - Bk. VI, Ch. 6: The Death of Leo X, Pt. 3 — 27:37
23. 23 - Bk. VI, Ch. 7: Adrian VI, Pt. 1 — 21:36
24. 24 - Bk. VI, Ch. 7: Adrian VI, Pt. 2 — 20:23

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