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59Second Season of the Borgias on Showtime to Air on 4/8/12
It is official - the Showtime series the Borgias is a hit! So we watched from the edge of our seats as the Borgia Pope and his brood of misfit children schemed, plotted, murdered, and stole their way into our hearts last season. So when can we...
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71Napoleon: The Italian Campaign- Part Four
Napoleon and the French have become bogged down at the fortress of Mantua. What's more the Austrians have regrouped and are ready to fight back...
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68Not the usual Italy: Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Located just outside Rome, this Villa is considered to be a UNESCO heritage site. Commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este, this Renaissance style place drew much of its inspiration (and "borrowed" materials as well) from the nearby Villa...
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66Command and Control: The Crusades as an Assertion of Papal Primacy and Power
This paper will demonstrate how the papal office used the Crusades as a vehicle for power attainment and the assertion of primacy over secular rulers.
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66HOW The French tried to sell African Slavery as the Way to Heaven.
From the French angle this time; but the treatment of their slaves was typical of European attitudes, and prove that the self-congratulatory platitudes promoted by the Church meant absolutely nothing on the planations.
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52Cash for the disabled
Hi everyone! I wanted to let everyone know about an awesome way for disabled persons to get quick cash for anything to your paypal. I myself was unfortunate to be in an accident that left me with the inability to work outside my home. I was the...
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75The Vatican (Hitler) looted Holocaust money
The evidence is clear that the Catholic Church participated in helping the antisemitic cause by facilitating Vatican passports to Nazi leaders, as they were fleeing to avoid being prosecuted for war crimes. By the same token, the Vatican retains in its shelves a considerable part of the fortune that was stolen from the Holocaust.
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78The Pregnant Pope - Mystery Files
The Year is 1099. The place is Rome, Italy. A Papal procession is slowly moving through the streets. when it becomes apparent to the entourage that all is not well with the Pope. His face contorts in agony as he lets out a scream of pain. The procession grinds to a halt in a backstreet somewhere between the Colosseum and the Basilica of St. John Lateran. The Holy Father's retinue rush to his aid, then watch in horror as the Pope gives birth to a child.
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80The Guilty Conscience Of William the Conqueror of Normandy
Why did William Duke of Normandy go to such lengths to gain approval from the Pope to invade England and remove Harold Godwinson as the rightful King in 1066? If William had a rightful claim to the English throne then why did he need the Pope’s...
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79Showtime's Borgias - Brief Review
The House of Borgia was one the famous or infamous families of Italy and the Catholic Church. Interest in the family is sparked again by the historical drama on Showtime
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