The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

4.19 Olimpia Maidalchini (1) Electing a female pope


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Olimpia was very different to her Renaissance forebears, but whose partnership with her brother-in-law would see her become the true power behind the throne of St Peter.


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The Other Half: The History of Women Through the AgesBy James Boulton

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