Leopold von Ranke was a German Lutheran historian and a founder of modern historical writing based on primary sources. This is a panoramic account of the reigns of the 16th century popes. Pope Clement VII's French alliance leads to the sack of Rome by imperial troops. Pope Paul III devotes his reign to the political aggrandizement of his grandsons, only to be betrayed by them in the end. The implacable inquisitor, Gian Pietro Carafa becomes Pope Paul IV, but in his hatred of Spain, he is willing to enlist the Protestants and even the Turks as allies. It was Ranke who coined the term Counter-Reformation and in this book, he describes the career of Ignatius Loyola and the subsequent Jesuit reconquest for the Catholic Church of much of Protestant Europe. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
Chapters
1 Author's Preface 19 min 2 Bk. I, Introduction, Ch. 1: Epochs of the Papacy, A.D. 1-1500, Pt. 1. Christianity in the Roman Empire 19 min 3 Bk. 1, Ch. 1, Pt. 2. The Papacy in Connection with the Frankish Empire 17 min 4 Bk. 1, Ch. 1, Pt. 3. Relation of the Popes to the German Emperors--Internal Progress of the Hierarchy 20 min 5 Bk. 1, Ch. 1, Pt. 4. Contrasts between the Fourteenth and the Fifteenth Centuries 17 min 6 Bk. 1, Ch. 2: The Church and her Territories in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century, Pt. 1. Extension of the Ecclesiastical States 25 min 7 Bk. 1, Ch. 2, Pt. 2. Growth of a Secular Spirit in the Church 8 min 8 Bk. 1, Ch. 2, Pt. 3. Intellectual Tendency 24 min 9 Bk. 1, Ch. 2, Pt. 4. Opposition to the Papacy in Germany 8 min 10 Bk. 1, Ch. 3: Political Complications--Connection between These and the Reformation, Pt. 1 Under Leo X 19 min 11 Bk. 1, Ch. 3, Pt. 2. Under Adrian VI 12 min 12 Bk. 1, Ch. 3, Pt. 3. Under Clement VII, Section 1 19 min 13 Bk. 1, Ch. 3, Pt. 3. Under Clement VII, Section 2 17 min 14 Bk. 1, Ch. 3, Pt. 3. Under Clement VII, Section 3 18 min 15 Bk. 2, Beginning of a Regeneration of Catholicism, Pt. 1: Opinions Analogous to Those Entertained in Italy 25 min 16 Bk. 2, Pt. 2: Attempts at Internal Reform and Reconciliation with the Protestants, Section 1 22 min 17 Bk. 2, Pt. 2: Attempts at Internal Reform and Reconciliation with the Protestants, Section 2 20 min 18 Bk. 2, Pt. 3: New Religious Orders 16 min 19 Bk. 2, Pt. 4: Ignatius Loyola, Section 1 16 min 20 Bk. 2, Pt. 4: Ignatius Loyola, Section 2 17 min 21 Bk. 2, Pt. 5: First Sittings of the Council of Trent 16 min 22 Bk. 2, Pt. 6: The Inquisition 17 min 23 Bk. 2, Pt. 7: Further Progress of the Jesuit Institution, Section 1 18 min 24 Bk. 2, Pt. 7: Further Progress of the Jesuit Institution and Conclusion, Section 2 20 min 25 Bk. 3: The Popes About the Middle of the Sixteenth Century, Pt. 1: Paul III, Section 1 20 min 26 Bk. 3, Pt. 1: Paul III, Section 2 23 min 27 Bk. 3, Pt. 1: Paul III, Section 3 19 min 28 Bk. 3, Pt. 2: Julius III--Marcellus II 17 min 29 Bk. 3, Pt. 3: Paul IV, Section 1 17 min 30 Bk. 3, Pt. 3: Paul IV, Section 2 17 min 31 Bk. 3. Pt. 3: Paul IV, Section 3 20 min 32 Bk. 3, Pt. 4: Remarks on the Progress of Protestantism During the Pontificate of Paul IV 13 min 33 Bk. 3, Pt. 5: Pius IV 20 min 34 Bk. 3, Pt. 6: Later Sittings of the Council of Trent, Section 1 24 min 35 Bk. 3, Pt. 6: Later Sittings of the Council of Trent, Section 2 16 min 36 Bk. 3, Pt. 7: Pius V, Section 1 19 min 37 Bk. 3, Pt. 7: Pius V, Section 2 15 min 38 Bk. 3, Pt. 7: Pius V, Section 3 15 min 39 Bk. 4: State and Court--Times of Gregory XIII and Sixtus V, Pt. 1: Administration of the States of the Church, Section 1 21 min 40 Bk. 4, Pt. 1: Administration of the States of the Church, Section 2 20 min 41 Bk. 4, Pt. 2: Finances, Section 1 15 min 42 Bk. 4, Pt. 2: Finances, Section 2 20 min 43 Bk. 4, Pt. 3: Gregory XIII, Section 1 18 min 44 Bk. 4, Pt. 3: Gregory XIII, Section 2 15 min 45 Bk. 4, Pt. 4: Sixtus V 20 min 46 Bk. 4, Pt. 5: Extirpation of the Banditti 9 min 47 Bk. 4, Pt. 6: Leading Characteristics of the Administration 17 min 48 Bk. 4, Pt. 7: Finances 18 min 49 Bk. 4, Pt. 8: The Public Buildings of Sixtus V 23 min 50 Bk. 4, Pt. 9: General Change in the Intellectual Tendency of the Age, Section1 18 min 51 Bk. 4, Pt. 9: General Change in the Intellectual tendency of the Age, Section 2 17 min 52 Bk. 4, Pt. 10: The Curia, Section 1 17 min 53 Bk. 4, Pt. 10: The Curia, Section 2 20 min 54 Bk. 5: Counter-Reformation--First Period, 1563-1589, Pt. 1: State of Protestantism about the Year 1563, Section 1 16 min 55 Bk. 5, Pt. 1: State of Protestantism about the Year 1563, Section 2 13 min 56 Bk. 5, Pt. 2: Resources Possessed by the Papacy for Active Conflict 10 min 57 Bk. 5, Pt. 3: The First Jesuit Schools in Germany 22 min 58 Bk. 5, Pt. 4: Beginning of the Counter-Reformation in Germany, Section 1 16 min 59 Bk. 5, Pt. 4: Beginning of the Counter-Reformation in Germany, Section 2 17 min 60 Bk. 5, Pt. 5: Troubles in the Netherlands and France 26 min 61 Bk. 5, Pt. 6: Resistance of the Protestants in the Netherlands, France, and Germany 19 min 62 Bk. 5, Pt. 7: Contrasts Exhibited in Other Parts of Europe--Poland, Sweden, England, Switzerland, Section 1 14 min 63 Bk. 5, Pt. 7: Contrasts Exhibited in Other Parts of Europe--Poland, Sweden, England, Switzerland, Section 2 13 min 64 Bk. 5, Pt. 8: Crisis in the Netherlands, Section 1 17 min 65 Bk. 5, Pt. 8: Crisis in the Netherlands, Section 2 18 min 66 Bk. 5, Pt. 9: Progress of the Counter-Reformation in Germany, Section 1 20 min 67 Bk. 5, Pt. 9: Progress of the Counter-Reformation in Germany, Section 2 19 min 68 Bk. 5, Pt. 9: Progress of the Counter-Reformation in Germany, Section 3 21 min 69 Bk. 5, Section 10: The League 22 min 70 Bk. 5, Pt. 11: Savoy and Switzerland 6 min 71 Bk. 5, Pt. 12: Attack on England 16 min 72 Bk. 5, Pt. 13: Assassination of Henry III 9 min
