This Edition of Ferdinand Gregorovius’ "History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages" is based on the English translation of the fourth German edition.
Volume VIII, Part 2 includes Book Fourteen, chapters 5-7 of Gregorovius’ History.
Book Fourteen, chapters 5-7 covers the years 1522 to 1534. It treats: Adrian VI; anarchy and plague in Rome; attempts at Reform; Francis I and the French invasion; Clement VII; the War of the League; the imperial march towards Rome; Frundsberg, Bourbon, Giovanni Medici and Lannoy; the Sack of Rome, 1527; Clement VII in Castel Sant’Angelo; impact of the Sack on the arts and learning; Rome after the Sack; the Peace of Cambray; Charles V emperor; death of Clement VII, September 25, 1534; close of the History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages. 440 pp.