Description With the recent elections of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, the world witnessed the pomp and honor of the Swiss Guard, the Pope s Army.
Topics include the Guard s origins, the Medici Popes, the sack of Rome, the Napoleonic War, the unification of Italy, the Pope s imprisonment
World Wars I an.
Now bestselling author Robert Royal takes us through the colorful 500-year history of the military Guard that has witnessed every major Vatican event for half a millennium.
Description With the recent elections of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, the world witnessed the pomp and honor of the Swiss Guard, the Pope s Army