At the beginning of the fourteenth century, anarchy in Italy led to the capital of the Christian world being moved from Romefor the first and only time in history. It was a critical moment, and it resulted in seven successive popes remaining in exile for the next seventy years. The city chosen to replace Rome was Avignon. And depending on where you stood at the time they were seventy years of heaven, or of hellopinions invariably ran to extremes, as did the behaviour of the popes themselves.

About the Author
Former art correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, Edwin Mullins is a writer, journalist and filmmaker who has written widely on the visual arts and architecture. He is the author of The Pilgrimage to Santiago and In Search of Cluny: God s Lost Empire, both published by Signal.


Book Information
ISBN 9781904955566
Author Edwin Mullins
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Signal Books Ltd
Publisher Signal Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 407g