The English Crown and the Election of Pope John XXII

This article investigates the involvement of Edward II in the negotiations that led to John XXII's election on 7 August 1316 after a two-year papal vacancy between 1314 and 1316. The main source for this analysis is a dossier of sixteen diplomatic documents, found among the Chancery records in The National Archives in London. The article concludes that Edward II tried to exploit the papal vacancy as a means to re-establish his international profile and seek support abroad in order to face opposition at home, thus ensuring a place for the English Crown within the European political milieu

Cronica di Giovanni Villani a miglior lezione ridotta coll' ajuto de' testi a penna con note filologiche di I. Moutier e con appendici storico-geografiche comp. da France.

"Elogio di Giovanni Villani" signed: Pietro Massa: v.4, p.[189]-207."Cenni biografic di Giovanni Villani": v.1, p. [ix]-xx.First published under title: Croniche di Giovanni Villani dopo la confusione della torre di Babello insino all'a 1338, Venice, 1537. This first edition contained books 1-10 only, the last two books first appearing with the edition pub. at Florence, 1554.Mode of access: Internet