i am pleased with this purchase. i just wish that more books of this nature were available in larger print. overall i am very pleased

I am a complete history buff and particularly European history. I was looking for a book about the history of papacy and after doing a lot of research on Amazon, I got this book. First of all I didn't like the style of writing; it was a bit difficlut to read. Secondly and overall, it didn't talk about the world that was going on around the past 1800 years of papacy, how the European culture was being formed/influenced, various wars and famines, etc. For example, the book barely talks about the inquisitions!! I was so looking forward to learning about inquisition, but not a whole lot.
But there is still a very good amount of interesting information in the book, and I admit I leanred a lot.

I have been reading books from Ross King lately, and I find them just amazing and resourceful (Brunelleschi's Dome and Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling) Don't get fooled by the titles, the books talk so much more than just a dome and ceiling, the books talk about art history, history of the region, famous and influential people of the time, etc. I just can't get enough of his work.