Project Gutenberg 2010-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 160 Raby, Richard Pope Adrian IV: An Historical Sketch Produced by Michael Gray "Pope Adrian IV: An Historical Sketch" by Richard Raby is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book provides a narrative about Pope Adrian IV, the only Englishman to ever serve as pope, detailing significant events of his life and papacy. Raby aims to present a cohesive story of Adrian's actions and the challenges he faced, particularly identifying differences between his actions and the commonly accepted views surrounding them. The opening of the book lays the groundwork for understanding Adrian IV's early life as Nicholas Breakspere, born into poverty and forced to pursue education at a monastery due to financial constraints. After ascending to papacy, he faced daunting challenges, including conflicts with various European rulers and internal struggles within the Church and Rome itself. The author highlights Adrian's pivotal role in church and state matters, illustrating his diplomatic missions to places like Norway and Sweden while reflecting on the sociopolitical contexts of 12th-century Europe. Raby also hints at parallels between Adrian's struggles and those faced by contemporaneous popes, thereby contextualizing the historical significance of his actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/30880/30880-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 52.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Adrian IV, Pope, -1159 BX Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious 169984 2025-07-12T13:56:12.011374 text/html 163447 2021-01-06T00:38:07 text/html 106575 2025-07-12T13:56:14.248384 application/epub+zip 108735 2025-07-12T13:56:12.341369 application/epub+zip 103793 2025-07-12T13:56:12.187354 application/epub+zip 168392 2025-07-12T13:56:16.085368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150540 2025-07-12T13:56:14.095322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145817 2022-09-14T08:55:30.226412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159624 2025-07-12T13:56:11.763386 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159440 2021-01-06T00:38:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18930 2025-07-12T13:56:16.219314 application/rdf+xml 12246 2025-07-12T13:56:12.250376 image/jpeg 2001 2025-07-12T13:56:12.218385 image/jpeg 99398 2021-01-06T00:38:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 61801 2021-01-06T00:38:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 101406 2025-07-12T13:56:12.029372 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog