{"product_id":"to-kidnap-a-pope-napoleon-and-pius-vii-1","title":"To Kidnap a Pope: Napoleon and Pius VII | Ambrogio A. 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But while they were able to work together initially, formalizing an agreement in 1801, relations between them rapidly deteriorated. The friction culminated in 1809 when Napoleon explicitly ordered the Pope's arrest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAmbrogio Caiani provides a pioneering, vivid account of the tempestuous relationship between the emperor and his most unyielding opponent. Drawing on original findings in the Vatican and other European archives, Caiani uncovers the profound nature of Catholic resistance against Napoleon's empire. He charts Napoleon's approach to Papal power and reveals how the Emperor attempted to subjugate the church to his vision of modernity, shedding new light on a conflict that would shape the geopolitical relationship between the Catholic church and the modern state for centuries to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch2 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAmbrogio A. Caiani is an esteemed historian and academic specializing in European history, the French Revolution, and Napoleonic Europe. His extensive archival research provides deep, authoritative insight into the complex political and religious mechanics of the 18th and 19th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch2 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eHistory scholars, theologians, students of European political development, and readers fascinated by the high-stakes power struggles between imperial ambition and institutional religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch2 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 15px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;\"\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"padding: 14px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"padding: 14px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003e9780300251333\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003e0300251335\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003eAmbrogio A. 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