The Popes of the 16th Century A Historical Overview
By: Leopold von Ranke
Language: en
Categories: History, Religion, Spirituality, Christianity
In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Episodes
033 - Bk 3 Pt 5 Pius IV
Jan 11, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:20:06032 - Bk 3 Pt 4 Remarks on the Progress of Protestantism During the Pontificate of Paul IV
Jan 10, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:13:18031 - Bk 3 Pt 3 Paul IV Section 3
Jan 09, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:20:04030 - Bk 3 Pt 3 Paul IV Section 2
Jan 08, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:17:16029 - Bk 3 Pt 3 Paul IV Section 1
Jan 07, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:17:07028 - Bk 3 Pt 2 Julius III--Marcellus II
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:16:49027 - Bk 3 Pt 1 Paul III Section 3
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:19:10026 - Bk 3 Pt 1 Paul III Section 2
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:23:10025 - Bk 3 The Popes About the Middle of the Sixteenth Century Pt 1 Paul III Section 1
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:20:13024 - Bk 2 Pt 7 Further Progress of the Jesuit Institution and Conclusion Section 2
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:20:10023 - Bk 2 Pt 7 Further Progress of the Jesuit Institution Section 1
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:17:45022 - Bk 2 Pt 6 The Inquisition
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:17:11021 - Bk 2 Pt 5 First Sittings of the Council of Trent
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:16:11020 - Bk 2 Pt 4 Ignatius Loyola Section 2
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:17:11019 - Bk 2 Pt 4 Ignatius Loyola Section 1
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:16:18018 - Bk 2 Pt 3 New Religious Orders
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:16:10017 - Bk 2 Pt 2 Attempts at Internal Reform and Reconciliation with the Protestants Section 2
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:19:47016 - Bk 2 Pt 2 Attempts at Internal Reform and Reconciliation with the Protestants Section 1
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:22:15015 - Bk 2 Beginning of a Regeneration of Catholicism Pt 1 Opinions Analogous to Those Entertained in Ital
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:24:47014 - Bk 1 Ch 3 Pt 3 Under Clement VII Section 3
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:17:58013 - Bk 1 Ch 3 Pt 3 Under Clement VII Section 2
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:17:17012 - Bk 1 Ch 3 Pt 3 Under Clement VII Section 1
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:19:30011 - Bk 1 Ch 3 Pt 2 Under Adrian VI
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:12:09010 - Bk 1 Ch 3 Political Complications--Connection between These and the Reformation Pt 1 Under Leo X
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:19:12009 - Bk 1 Ch 2 Pt 4 Opposition to the Papacy in Germany
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:07:45008 - Bk 1 Ch 2 Pt 3 Intellectual Tendency
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:24:02007 - Bk 1 Ch 2 Pt 2 Growth of a Secular Spirit in the Church
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:08:07006 - Bk 1 Ch 2 The Church and her Territories in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century Pt 1 Extension of
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:24:34005 - Bk 1 Ch 1 Pt 4 Contrasts between the Fourteenth and the Fifteenth Centuries
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:17:28004 - Bk 1 Ch 1 Pt 3 Relation of the Popes to the German Emperors--Internal Progress of the Hierarchy
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:20:27003 - Bk 1 Ch 1 Pt 2 The Papacy in Connection with the Frankish Empire
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:17:07002 - Bk I Introduction Ch 1 Epochs of the Papacy AD 1-1500 Pt 1 Christianity in the Roman Empire
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:19:18001 - Author's Preface
Jan 06, 2026In History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1, renowned historian Leopold von Ranke offers a sweeping narrative of the 16th-century papacy, meticulously based on primary sources. Explore the tumultuous reigns of popes like Clement VII, whose French alliances led to the devastating sack of Rome, and Paul III, who was ultimately betrayed by his own grandsons. Witness the fierce inquisitor Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV and, driven by his animosity toward Spain, sought alliances with Protestants and even the Turks. Ranke, who famously coined the term Counter-Reformation, intricately details the life of Ignatius Loyola...
Duration: 00:19:06