Mistress of the Vatican

Mistress of the Vatican

The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope
Eleanor Herman
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Eleanor Herman, the talented author of the New York Times bestselling Sex with Kings and Sex with the Queen goes behind the sacred doors of the Catholic Church in Mistress of the Vatican, a scintillating biography of a powerful yet little-known woman whose remarkable story is ripe with secrets, sex, passion, and ambition. For almost four centuries this astonishing story of a woman’s absolute power over the Vatican has been successfully buried—until now.

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ItalyEuropeHistoryHistoryChristian ChurchReligionWomen
Pages496
Released2009
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN9780061827419
SellerHarperCollins

About the author(s)

Eleanor Herman is the New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings, Sex with the Queen, and several other works of popular history. She has hosted Lost Worlds for The History Channel, The Madness of Henry VIII for the National Geographic Channel, and is now filming her second season of America: Fact vs. Fiction for The American Heroes Channel.

Reviews

“...immensely readable and compelling...An expert on—and descendant of—European royal families, she skillfully uses letters, diaries, newssheets of the time, and biographies to tell this personal tale, set during unforgiving times. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries.” — Kirkus Reviews

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