Royal, Robert: The Pope's Army: 500 Years of the Papal Swiss Guard.(Book review)

History: Review of New Books | June 22, 2006| | Copyright

Royal, Robert The Pope's Army: 500 Years of the Papal Swiss Guard New York: Crossroad 210 pp., $19.95, ISBN 978-0-8245-2395-4 Publication Date: February 2006

Anyone who has visited St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City readily recognizes that one of the greatest tourist attractions and objects of photographs are the soldiers dressed in their vibrant Renaissance uniforms. Who are these men? The Pope's Army, by Robert Royal, a small volume of 195 pages divided into nine chapters, provides a detailed account of the history of the Papal Swiss Guards ("Pontificia ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Philip Augustus: King of France, 1180-1223.(Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History ; Philip Augustus: King of France, 1180-1223, by...cloth). The special place that Philip Augustus holds in French history is due chiefly...study from 1986, The Government of Philip Augustus, which Bradbury has, in effect...
The Princess in the Tower: Alex Sanmark tells the strange tale of the ill-fated marriage of Philip Augustus of France and his Danish princess at the end of the twelfth century.
Magazine article from: History Today ; ...Denmark (1175-1237/8) and King Philip II 'Augustus' of France (1165-1223) were...town cathedral. Some time later, Philip, however, unexpectedly declared...longer be Ingeborg's husband. Philip may well have expected a quick...
Philip Matyszak. Chronicle of the Roman Republic: the rulers of ancient Rome from Romulus to Augustus.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Antiquity ; 240 pages, 195 b&w figures, 98 colour figures. 2003. London: Thames & Hudson; 0-500-05121-6 hardback 19.95 [pounds sterling]. Dr MATYSZAK'S contribution to the Chronicle series shares its companions' features of good, plain text and plentiful well worked illustration. However, proliferation
Devils' swarming 'D' trips up Tigers: Duke shuts down LSU's Augustus, Fowles to gain finalDUKE 64, LSU 45.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ; Byline: Philip Hersh Apr. 3--BOSTON -- At the half, Seimone Augustus, the two-time women's...by shutting down not only Augustus but Fowles with a variety...seven defenders on the floor. Augustus, the nation's scoring leader...
Obituary: The Rev Philip Wetz
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London ; ...which he judged to matter. Father Philip Wetz SJ spent 35 years of his life...Walthamstow, east London, in 1910, Philip Augustus Wetz was the fifth child of Michael...firm, and as the business grew Philip was transferred for his last three...
LSU's Seimone Augustus brings comparisons to other greats.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ; Byline: Philip Hersh CHICAGO _ There is...LSU senior guard Seimone Augustus. Maybe it has to do with the legend that grew up around Augustus before she ever played a...apocryphal. There was the way Augustus' father began teaching her...
Pilgrimage to Patronage: Lope de Vega and the Court of Philip III, 1598-1621.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review ; ...Lope's career at the court of Philip III, a king whose reign coincided...government that the poet offered to Philip III on his succession to the throne...recognition as a Spanish Virgil to Philip III's Augustus. With the manuscript in circulation...
Growing up a legend: Pushed hard as a youngster, LSU's Seimone Augustus evokes comparisons with other basketball greats.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ; Byline: Philip Hersh Mar. 24--There...LSU senior guard Seimone Augustus. Maybe it has to do with the legend that grew up around Augustus before she ever played a...apocryphal. There was the way Augustus' father began teaching her...
Blue Devils earn spot in title game: Duke holds LSU's Augustus scoreless in opening halfDUKE 64, LSU 45.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ; Byline: Philip Hersh Apr. 3--BOSTON...title would mean Seimone Augustus, LSU's two-time player...Four three straight years. Augustus was left out in the cold...the national semifinals as Augustus, a career 55 percent shooter...
AUGUSTUS VITALI, 73 LAWYER, EX-OFFICIAL IN DEDHAM
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe ; Augustus P. Vitali, 73, a Dedham lawyer, died of a...Sullivan of Stamford, Conn.; three sons, Philip A. of Hyannis, J. Jules of Dedham and Lawrence...12/28,10:13 VITALI27 Caption: PHOTO AUGUSTUS P. VITALI

Find more facts and information related to the article "Royal, Robert: The Pope's Army: 500 Years of the ..."