Innocent III : leader of Europe 1198-1216
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Editor's Preface . . vii
Preface . . ix
List of Maps . . xi
List of Abbreviations . . xii
Introduction . . 1
The Pope's reputation and character . . 1
The sources for the history of the pontificate . . 7
CHAPTER 1 The Pope and the Papacy . . 10
The forming of Innocent Ill's personality: influences and education . . 10
Election . . 23
Coronation . . 27
The City of Rome . . 29
The family . . 33
The Papal Curia . . 37
The College of Cardinals . . 39
Conclusion . . 40
CHAPTER 2 Politics, Power and Propaganda . . 49
Politics . . 49
Power: the Papal State, Rome and Sicily . . 65
Economic strength . . 71
Papal armies . . 77
Policy . . 80
The separate kingdoms . . 82
Propaganda, information and diplomacy . . 87
Conclusion . . 91
CHAPTER 3 Law and Society . . 94
Declaration and formation of the law . . 94
Councils: the Fourth Lateran Council . . 95
Decretals . . 101
Bologna: the Law School and productions . . 103
Clerks and laymen . . 110
Marriage . . 115
The Pope as judge: law courts . . 118
Conclusion . . 122
CHAPTER 4 Authority and Protest: The Christian Life . . 125
The crisis of the Church . . 125
Poverty . . 139
Preaching . . 141
The Waldenses and the Humiliati . . 143
The Friars . . 150
Heresy . . 153
The Cathars . . 155
The Albigensian Crusade . . 160
Conclusion . . 162
CHAPTER 5 The Papacy and the Wider World: The Frontiers of Christendom . . 164
Jerusalem, the Near East and the crusading idea . . 164
The Fourth Crusade . . 172
The Children's Crusade . . 176
The Spanish Reconquest . . 178
The Baltic Crusades . . 179
Sicily . . 182
England . . 184
The Greek Church . . 185
Conclusion . . 187
Final Assessment
Appendix: Chronology of Innocent III's Pontificate . . 198
General Bibliography . . 201
Maps . . 205
Index . . 214