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Showing posts with label Pope Pius VII. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Pope Pius VII. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Flashback, December 1804: Napoleon Disses Pope in Crowning Himself Emperor

In solidifying his hold on power but surpassing anything he had done previously in audacity, Napoleon Bonaparte compelled Pope Pius VII to...

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Flashback, July 1809 (Excommunicated Napoleon Takes Pius VII Prisoner)

A dictator who rose from the ashes of his country’s last military conflict succeeded in encircling and isolating a pope named Pius. The pop...

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MikeT: I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand

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