The Avignon Papacy And The Crusades, 1305-1378, By Norman Housley
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The crusading movement in the fourteenth century, and the support given to it by the Popes at Avignon, form the central theme of this study. By focusing on the crusading policy of the papal Curia it also illuminates other fields of Avignonese activity, such as papal taxation and relations with Byzantium, as well as offering general comments on papal objectives, approaches, and limitations. The author examines the contribution made by the Avignonese Curia to all aspects of the crusades: their initiation, their organization and financing, their control in the field, and their diplomatic repercussions. In line with recent research he extends his study to cover all areas where crusading occurred- the eastern Mediterranean, Spain, eastern Europe, and Italy, most of which have previously been neglected by historians. He also analyses the Curia's approach to issues closely bound up with the crusade, such as peacemaking between warring Christian powers, the work of the Military Orders, and western attempts to maintain a trade embargo on Mamluk Egypt. Placing Avignonese policy firmly in its proper context of transition between the thirteenth-century papal monarchy and the papacy of the Great Schism, Dr. Housley demonstrates that the period witnessed the relentless erosion of papal influence over the crusade. Book and dust jacket are in very good condition. Dust jacket has minor scraping in bottom back half.
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