This letter (in Latin) requesting the annulment of the marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon would anticipate the schism between the Church of Rome and the Church of England. The Vatican has opened its Secret Archives, the repository of centuries worth of documents pertaining to the Holy See, to let the world get [...]
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Vatican Reveals Letter That Split England From Roman Church
Posted in French, History, Italian, tagged Henry VIII, Vatican on May 12, 2009 |
Thirty-six passionate letters discovered on the Italian island of Lipari have revealed an illicit love affair between the daughter of former Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and a prominent Communist partisan. Written in French, English and Italian, the secret correspondence has inspired a new book: “Edda Ciano and the Communist. The unspeakable passion of the Duce’s [...]
