With the arrival of Clement V in 1309, seven popes ruled the Western Church from Avignon until 1378. Joëlle Rollo-Koster traces the compelling story of the tra

A new history of the Great Western Schism, focusing on social drama and the performance of legitimacy and papacy.

This collection presents the broadest range of experiences faced during the Schism, center and periphery, clerical and lay, male and female, Christian and Musli

Like the finest medieval tapestry, this narrative history masterfully weaves together the sweeping events surrounding what has become known as the "Babylonian c

The history of the church is filled with stories. Stories of triumph, stories of defeat, stories of joy, and stories of sorrow. These stories are a legacy of Go