History of Gregory the Seventh by Abel-François Villemain

Today’s free book is a detailed two-volume study of the life of Gregory the Seventh, a medieval Pope, whose papacy had great historical significance.on later history. This public domain title was scanned from the copy held in Spurgeons College library.

M. Abel-François Villemain [1790-1870], Life of Gregory the Seventh, Preceded by a Sketch of the History of the Papacy to the Eleventh Century. London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1874. Hbk. pp.400+357. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Contents, Volume 1

• Introduction
• Book the First: 1020-1055
• Book the Second: 1055-1073
• Book the Third: 1073-1074

Contents, Volume 2

• Book the Fourth: 1075-1077
• Book the Fifth: 1076-1077
• Book the Sixth: 1078
• Book the Seventh: 1078-1080
• Book the Eighth: 1080
• Book the Ninth: 1081-1084
• Book the Tenth: 1084-1085

Main Image: St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican. Image credit: Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay