Discover inner workings of 16th century court life.("The Cardinal's Hat" by Mary Hollingsworth)(Book review)

Catholic New Times | March 19, 2006| | Copyright

The Cardinal's Hat, by Mary Hollingsworth. (New York, The Overlook Press, 2005) 275 pp.

This is a brilliant piece of historical detective work uncovering the schemes by which Ippolito d'Este became the Archbishop of Milan. If you believe there is, or at least should be, a link between the position of cardinal and piety, this book is not for you.

The Cardinal's Hat, by academic historian Mary Hollingsworth, focuses on the years during which Columbus discovered the new world at the same time as the papacy was suffering through an era of wickedness. The ...

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